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Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England to come into force on 1 June 2025
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, spoke at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)'s State of Health and Care Conference 2024.
Legislation has been laid in Parliament to ban xylazine and 21 other dangerous drugs.
List of bills applying to Scotland
Find out what the King's Speech means for you.
His Majesty’s most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament.
New approach puts an end to confusing recycling and excessive bins
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Statement to Parliament from Health Minister, Andrea Leadsom, at the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
…Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Guardian on smoking addiction and MPs' historic opportunity to vote on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.…
MPs to vote on legislation to create first smokefree generation, protecting young people turning 15 this year or younger from harms of smoking.
As delivered by Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
The Chief Nursing Officers and Senior Midwives of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have spoken out in support of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.…
Current and former UK chief medical officers (CMOs) and current deputy CMOs write for The Times on the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
RPC statement about the impact assessment relating to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
…The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will deliver on the Prime Minister's commitment to create a smokefree generation, saving thousands of lives and billions for the NHS.…
Smokers in England are being urged to make a quit attempt this No Smoking Day to improve their health and wealth.
More tax cuts for working people and more investment in high-potential industries headlined Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Budget for Long-Term Growth’
Spring Budget 2024
Spring Budget 2024 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
‘Budget for Long Term Growth’ sticks to the plan by delivering lower taxes, better public services and more investment, while increasing size of economy by 0.2% in 2028-29 and meeting fiscal rules – taking the long-term deci…
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