Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15223

Smoking

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Lorraine Beavers

Labour — Blackpool North and Fleetwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether smokefree 2030 remains his Department's target.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The previous Government’s ambition was to reduce adult smoking prevalence to 5% or less by 2030. We are going even further. Our ambition is to deliver a smoke-free United Kingdom and the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Act will create the first smoke-free gene...

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