Written questions

Smoking: Health Services

Commons · Question 6683 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the national screening programme for lung cancer, if he will increase funding for smoking cessation provision in order that it can be offered as an opt-out integrated service with

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 17 Oct 2024

The NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme Standard Protocol includes a mandatory referral to smoking cessation services for all current smokers invited to the programme.The Government is providing £70 million additional funding this year to support local au...