Written questions

Smoking: Health Services

Commons · Question 64433 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrating smoking cessation services into (a) A&E, (b) mental health services and (c) lung screening.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Jul 2025

We are fully committed to our ambition for a smoke-free United Kingdom. Quitting smoking is one of the best things a person can do for their health, and our assessment of the evidence is that targeting people with smoking cessation support in in-patient, ...