Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Monday, 23 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 November 2009. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 December 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Smoking

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are using NHS services to help them stop smoking in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.

Answer: The information requested is not available in the exact format requested. Information on the number of people using the NHS Stop Smoking Services is not available by constituency.The number of people using the NHS Stop Smoking Services is defined here as the number of people setting a quit date. Information on the number of people setting a quit date in England, by strategic health authority and by primary care trust is available in table 3.8 of the "Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services: England, April 2008 to March 2009" publication. This publication is available on the Information Centre for health and social care website at:"www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/health-and-lifestyles/nhs-stop-smoking-services/statistics-on-nhs-stop-smoking-services:-england-april-2008-to-march-2009"

Secondary information