Question follow-through · 119846
Smoking: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the 4.9 million smokers in Great Britain have equitable access to smoking cessation advice, support and tools to start their quit journey.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the 4.9 million smokers in Great Britain have equitable access to smoking cessation advice, support and tools to start their quit journey.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
Alongside our Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we remain committed to supporting current smokers to quit.The Government has invested an additional £70 million in both 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authority-led Stop Smoking Services in England to help peopl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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