Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12435

Smoking: Health Services

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 11 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) maintain and (b) increase funding for local authority smoking cessation services; and if he will take steps to raise public awareness of those services.

Answer

The Government has invested an additional £70 million in 2024/25 to support local authority-led stop smoking services to help smokers quit smoking, and this funding is being used to build capacity and demand. We encourage local authorities to invest in ma...

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