Professor Joe Barry:

I am appealing to the members of this committee. There are only 200 people in this country who can legislate. They are the Members of these Houses and sometimes legislation is required to change behaviour and culture. We are well past the time to do this. I was on the task force in 2002 and at that time Diageo was very worried about a ban on sports sponsorship and that there would be no soccer sponsorship for the 2002 World Cup. A decade has passed and there is an industry trying to do one thing and a public health group trying to do something else. Unfortunately at the moment the sporting bodies are completely tied in with the industry. I appeal to the members of this committee to come down on the side of health. They can do it. We cannot. We can advocate what should be done.