Written question asked by Sarah Wollaston (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 4 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Seema Kennedy (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 July 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Smoking

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the July 2017 tobacco control plan for England, when the Government plans to announce a date for achieving its smokefree generation target of smoking prevalence at 5 per cent or below.

Answer

The Government’s vision, as set out in the Tobacco Control Plan for England published in 2017, is to create a smokefree generation by reducing adult smoking prevalence to 5% or below. The current smoking rates for England are 14.4%, the lowest on record. The Government has not yet committed to a date by which to achieve a smokefree generation but continues to keep progress on reducing prevalence under close review.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 273383
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Smoking
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Smoking

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