HC Deb 29 February 1996 vol 272 cc671-2W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of(a) men and (b) women in the United Kingdom aged 15 to 20 years smoke; and if he will make a statement. [17522]

Mr. Horam

Information is not readily available in the form requested, but it is estimated that, among persons aged 16 to 20 in the United Kingdom, 31 per cent. of men and 27 per cent. of women smoke cigarettes.