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Smoking: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on supporting smokers in Northern Ireland to quit.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
3 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on supporting smokers in Northern Ireland to quit.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced into Parliament on 5 November 2024 and will be the single biggest public health intervention since the Government banned smoking in indoor public spaces.This bill goes further than ever before. It will cr...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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