Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 9 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 2020 (named day). It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 March 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Pregnancy: Smoking
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the current prevalence rate of women smoking during pregnancy; and what assessment he has made of the likelihood of reducing that prevalence to 6 per cent by the end of 2022.
- Answer
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In 2018/19 the prevalence of smoking in pregnant women was 10.6%.
The Government has a track record of reducing the harms caused by tobacco and is committed to achieving its ambition to reduce smoking in pregnancy to 6% or less by 2022.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 26821
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Pregnancy Smoking
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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