Written question asked by Alex Burghart (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 October 2017. It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Friday, 3 November 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Tobacco: Packaging
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of plain cigarette packaging on smoking rates.
- Original answer
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The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 came into force on 20 May 2016. The Government consulted on the introduction of standardised packaging and published an impact assessment, which included benefits to public health. The Government will review these regulations by 2020.
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The answer was corrected by Steve Brine (Conservative)
on Wednesday, 21 March 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
- Corrected answer
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The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 came into force on 20 May 2016. The Government consulted on the introduction of standardised packaging and published an impact assessment, which included benefits to public health. The Government will review these regulations by 2021
2020.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 110024
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Packaging Tobacco
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