Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 91931

Death

Tabled: 18 November 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales were attributable to (i) alcoholism, (ii) obesity, (iii) air pollution and (iv) smoking in the latest year for which data is avail

Answer

Josh Simons

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 18th November is attached.