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Smoking

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124907

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is still working towards the Smokefree 2030 ambition for England.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Government’s ambition is to deliver a smoke-free United Kingdom, and we are going even further than the smoke-free 2030 target.

The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill will create the first smoke-free generation which is expected to help reduce smoking rates of 14- to 30-year-olds to near zero by 2050.

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