Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 July 2010. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Smoking

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will (a) conduct and (b) commission research on changes to (i) the prevalence of tobacco use and (ii) the incidence of lung cancer in (A) the UK and (B) Sweden in each of the last 10 years.

Answer: We have no plans to commission such research, as data of this type are already available.Data from the United Kingdom and other European member states, including Sweden, on smoking-related mortality and premature mortality from cancer are available in the Department's publication 'Health Profile of England 2009'. A copy has been placed in the Library and is available at:"www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_114561"Data on smoking prevalence in Great Britain are in the Office for National Statistics publication 'General Lifestyle Survey 2008: Smoking and Drinking Among Adults, 2008'. This has already been placed in the Library and is available at:"www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/product.asp?vlnk=5756"

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 8168; 513 c710-1W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2010-1462
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Smoking
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