§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of women who smoke during pregnancy. [48511]
§ Ms JowellWe currently fund the Health Education Authority to run an adult smoking education campaign costing £5.5 million. The campaign identifies five key target groups, and two of these groups are adults in the 16–24 age group and women, particularly pregnant women.
Our future plans to reduce smoking will be set out in our White Paper on Tobacco Control, later this year.