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		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	X8WMsxCx
	answer has answering person	Neil John O'Brien
	answer text	<p>There is no current plan to increase the age of sale of tobacco to 21 years old. Our assessment is that an increase in the age of sale would be a major departure from the policy pursued over recent decades, which has emphasised personal responsibility and help for people to quit.</p><p>On vaping, there are no current plans to increase the age of sale. However, we have recently launched a call for evidence which will help us to further assess options to reduce youth vaping.</p>
	answer given date	2023-05-03
	answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	written answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has written answer	9FVG9Fzi
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has answer	9FVG9Fzi
X8WMsxCx	question has answer	9FVG9Fzi
Neil John O'Brien	answering person has answer	9FVG9Fzi