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Tobacco ban 'won't hit business' 

Plans to ban tobacco displays in shops in England and Wales can be implemented without harming small businesses, the new health secretary has said.

Andy Burnham promised MPs he would "find that balance" between cutting smoking among youngsters and minimising the impact on shopkeepers.

But Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said the results of similar schemes in Canada were mixed.

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