Written question asked by Clive Betts (Labour) on Thursday, 12 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Wednesday, 25 February 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Ashley Dalton (Labour) on Monday, 2 March 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Cancer: Health Services
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the funding for local authority stop smoking services announced in the National Cancer Plan is a one‑off allocation for 2026-27.
- Answer
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To help people quit, the Government has invested an additional £70 million in both 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authority led Stop Smoking Services in England. We are already seeing the impact this has made, as the first year of additional funding, 2024/25, resulted in a 23% increase in the number of people supported to quit compared to the previous year, 2023/24.
From April, we are investing an additional £260 million over three years, from 2026/27 to 2028/29, in Stop Smoking Services within the Public Health Grant, meaning at least £150 million per year will be ringfenced for these services. This will give local authorities greater certainty on their funding for the next three years.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 113041
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Cancer Health services Finance Smoking
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-03-02 09:21:04 +0000
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