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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2006. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 February 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Smoking

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people her Department estimates died from smoking-related illnesses in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer

““The smoking epidemic in England””, published by the Health Development Agency in November 2004, estimated that, in England, 86,500 deaths a year were attributed to smoking.A copy is available in the Library.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
442 c2028W;442 c2028W; 51002
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Death Diseases Smoking
Link
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