HL Deb 22 November 1990 vol 523 c32WA
Lord Stoddart of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the estimated annual cost to the NHS of the treatment of smoking-related diseases and what is the total annual revenue from tobacco taxes.

Baroness Hooper

It is not possible accurately to estimate the cost of smoking to the NHS. In 1989–90 the total revenue from tobacco taxation was £5,034 million.