Written questions

Smoking: Young People

Commons · Question 27451 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data sources her Department is using to assess whether smoking prevalence among people aged 14 to 30 years is on track to reach the modelled level of near-zero by 2050; and whether she has pla

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 14 Sep 2026

The Department used a range of data sources to estimate and model smoking prevalence among those aged 14 to 30 years old. The main data sources used were Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England by NHS England Digital, Adult smoking ha...