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NHS: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS of treating conditions (a) caused and (b) exacerbated by (i) tobacco, (ii) alcohol and (iii) drug use.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jul 2026 · 31 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS of treating conditions (a) caused and (b) exacerbated by (i) tobacco, (ii) alcohol and (iii) drug use.

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The available estimates of the cost to the National Health Service of treating conditions caused and exacerbated by tobacco and alcohol are shown in the following table:SubstanceEstimated NHS costSource of EstimateTobacco£1.8 billion annuallyAction on Smo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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