The Earl of Carlisleasked Her Majesty's Government:
What measures they are taking to highlight the dangers of addiction to smoking, when the treatment of smoking-related disease costs the NHS between £1.4 billion and £1.7 billion per year. [HL2976]
§ Baroness HaymanThe Government currently fund smoking education campaigns for both adults and teenagers, which includes information on the dangers of addiction to nicotine, at a cost of £6.5 million per annum.
The Government's future plans to tackle smoking-related disease will be set out in the White Paper on tobacco control to be published later this year.