Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17992
Tobacco: Sales
Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024
Question
Charlie Dewhirst
Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential increase in illegal tobacco sales as a consequence of the implementation of a generational ban on tobacco sales.
Answer
Evidence shows that when we have previously introduced targeted tobacco control measures, they have had a positive impact on tackling the problems of illicit tobacco. Consumption of illicit cigarettes has gone from 15 billion cigarettes in 2000/2001 to 1....
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