PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Smoking (2 December 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he had made of the level of regional variation in smoking prevalences across England; and whether the Government plans to take steps to address those regional variations.

Asked by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative)

There are unacceptable variations in smoking prevalence across England which ranges from 9.5% to 26.8%. This information can be found as part of the Tobacco Control Profiles at:

http://www.tobaccoprofiles.info/

The new tobacco control plan will place tackling these inequalities at its heart.

Answered by:
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative)
12 December 2016