Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 102738
Death
Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Question
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of premature deaths in (i) England and (ii) the UK attributable to (a) smoking, (b) air pollution, (c) alcoholism and (d) obesity in the last 12 months.
Answer
Josh SimonsThe information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 5th of January is attached.