SUBMISSION BY TONY FRANCE

I am a hospital consultant physician with a special interest in chest

diseases. On a daily basis I see the ill health and premature death of

Scottish smokers due to the effects of tobacco smoke. Scotland's record

on smoking related disease is a national disgrace. I will support any

measure to discourage people from smoking.

I hope the Scottish Parliament will not be deceived by pressure groups

claiming that the pub and restaurant trades will suffer. Firstly, Non-

smokers will return to the pubs and restaurants they deserted years ago

when the smoke became insufferable. Secondly, these trades will also

benefit from having customers who live longer and therefore continue to

visit pubs etc long after the smokers have died off or become too

breathless to get to the pub. In short, a long lived healthy customer

is a better business proposition for these trades.

Yours sincerely

Tony France