Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Monday, 1 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 November 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how many people who died in the UK in each of the last three years smoking cigarettes was identified as a primary cause. - Inc figure and ref to the Health Education Authority 1998 report: "The UK Smoking Epidemic: Deaths in 1995", copy in the Library.

Answer: Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for how many people who died in the UK in each of the last three years smoking cigarettes was identified as a primary cause. [196006] Miss Melanie Johnson: Information is not available in the form requested. The Health Education Authority 1998 report: "The UK Smoking Epidemic: Deaths in 1995" estimated that in the UK in 1995, smoking caused more than 120,000 deaths of people aged 35 years or more. A copy of this report is available in the Library.

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