Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 June 2008. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 3 July 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Smoking

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people aged (a) under 16, (b) 17 to 25, (c) 26 to 45, (d) 46 to 65 and (e) 66 years and over have sought assistance from smoking cessation clinics in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answer: The latest data available on the number of people who set a quit date and those who successfully quit smoking at the four week follow up (based on self report) through the NHS Stop Smoking Services are for the period April 2007 to December 2007, which represents quarters 1, 2 and 3 of the 2007-08 period.This information can be found in the ““Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services in England April to December 2007”” publication in table 2 on page 6, published on 16 April 2008. Data are available for under-18s, 18 to 34-year-olds, 35 to 44-year-olds, 45 to 59-year-olds and those aged 60 and over. Copies of this publication have been placed in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 213919; 478 c1121W
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2008-1790
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Smoking
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