Smoking: Health Services
Commons · Question 123421 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Lords Amendment 22 to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill permits an enforcement body to invest in smoking cessation services in connection with their purposes.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 7 Apr 2026
Lords Amendment 22 allows a relevant enforcement authority in England to retain all proceeds from the £2,500 fixed penalty notices for licensing offences in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. The bill provides that the proceeds must be used for the enforcement o...