Written questions

Smoking: Health Services

Commons · Question 12435 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) maintain and (b) increase funding for local authority smoking cessation services; and if he will take steps to raise public awareness of those services.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 11 Nov 2024

The Government has invested an additional £70 million in 2024/25 to support local authority-led stop smoking services to help smokers quit smoking, and this funding is being used to build capacity and demand. We encourage local authorities to invest in ma...