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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 16 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 February 2006. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 March 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Smoking-related Illnesses

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department spent on treating smoking-related illnesses in each of the past five years.
Answer

The information is not available in the form requested.The latest estimated data on the cost to the national health service of treating smoking-related illnesses is between £1.4 to £1.7 billion every year in terms of general practitioner visits, prescriptions, treatment and operations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
443 c1637W;443 c1637W; 53877
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Costs Diseases NHS Medical treatments Smoking Per capita costs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk