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The government has launched a public consultation on youth vaping as part of measures to clamp down on vapes being promoted to children.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Government to introduce historic new law to protect future generations of young people from the harms of smoking.
Stoptober is back and calling on smokers to join the thousands of others committing to quit from 1 October.
Government seeks views on adding pack inserts to tobacco products to encourage smokers to quit.
Wide-ranging projects across seven key sectors of the economy to boost better design and reuse of resources whilst creating jobs and growing the economy
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care gave a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies ahead of the 75th anniversary of the NHS.
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay delivered an oral statement on the national lung screening programme.
Leading experts in child safeguarding, health, teaching, curriculum development and equalities to contribute to review of the statutory guidance on relationships, sex and health education.
Government takes steps to crack down on rogue firms targeting children with free samples.
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Times that marketing vapes to children is unacceptable - they should only have a role in helping smokers quit.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes a statement on action the government is taking to improve patient choice to help cut NHS waiting times.
…Neil O'Brien delivered a speech at Policy Exchange on government plans to cut smoking rates and tackle underage vaping.…
Pregnant women will also be offered financial incentives to help them quit as part of a sweeping package of measures to cut smoking rates in England.
Bold new measures to combat rising levels of youth vaping expected to be announced.
New high-tech X-ray scanners thwart 28,000 attempts to smuggle contraband behind bars.
Smoking remains the single biggest cause of preventable illness and death in England.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
New independent review into tobacco control led by Dr Javed Khan OBE has been published.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Correspondence between the UK Vaping Industry Association and the Department of Health and Social Care, published under Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
As number of vapers in England plateaus, incorrect perceptions of its relative risks compared to smoking may be discouraging smokers from using vaping to quit.
Over half of smokers believe nicotine vaping products are equally or more harmful than smoking despite US vaping deaths being caused by substances banned in UK.
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