(a) whether the Government has estimated the annual expenditure incurred on the treatment of diseases
caused by the consumption of tobacco products in comparison to the earnings received from the tobacco
products;
(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the funds earmarked and spent for the purpose during each
of the last three years and the current year so far;
(c) whether as per a study published in Tobacco Control Journal the Government is more likely to save
money on health care costs for treating tobacco related diseases by banning the production of tobacco
products;
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure the display of pictorial health warnings on tobacco
products?