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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1664730/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 4 October 2023, the Government is creating the first smokefree generation, by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 this year or younger will never be legally sold tobacco products. This will prevent future generations from ever taking up smoking, as there is no safe age to smoke. The \u2018Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation\u2019 command paper sets out the proposed actions the Government will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping<sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup>. The Government launched the \u2018Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping\u2019 consultation on 12 October on the smokefree generation policy detailed in the command paper<sup><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Once final policy decisions are confirmed, the impact of those decisions on the public finances will be assessed and reflected in the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>A smokefree generation will save the NHS billions over the long-term and put cash back in the pockets of millions of families across this country.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>[1] <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stopping-the-start-our-new-plan-to-create-a-smokefree-generation#:~:text=This%20publication%20sets%20out%20proposed,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stopping-the-start-our-new-plan-to-create-a-smokefree-generation#:~:text=This%20publication%20sets%20out%20proposed,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>[2] <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping#:~:text=Consultation%20description,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping#:~:text=Consultation%20description,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the annual loss to the Exchequer of revenue from domestic sales of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco from the 2028 financial year onwards, as a result of the proposed gradual phasing out of their legal sale.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/395", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Blunkett"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1663114", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1663114/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is unable to speculate on tax matters outside of fiscal events. As with all taxes, the Government keeps the tobacco duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 4 October 2023, the Government is creating the first smokefree generation, by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 this year or younger will never be legally sold tobacco products. This will prevent future generations from ever taking up smoking, as there is no safe age to smoke. The command paper sets out the proposed actions the Government will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping including an additional £70 million per year to support local authority-led stop smoking services and can be accessed here:<\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stopping-the-start-our-new-plan-to-create-a-smokefree-generation#:~:text=This%20publication%20sets%20out%20proposed,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stopping-the-start-our-new-plan-to-create-a-smokefree-generation#:~:text=This%20publication%20sets%20out%20proposed,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced<\/a><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4850", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gareth Davies"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of (a) implementing additional tax measures for the tobacco industry and (b) ringfencing tax receipts from the tobacco industry to help fund steps the Government is taking to reduce smoking prevalence to 5% or less by 2030.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4005", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bob Blackman"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1661337", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1661337/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is unable to speculate on tax measures outside of fiscal events. As with all taxes, the Government keeps tobacco duty rates under review during its yearly Budget process.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government publishes tax information and impact notes (TIINs) for tax policy changes when the policy is final or near final. The summary of impacts from the latest changes to tobacco duty at Spring Budget 2023 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tobacco-duty-changes-to-rates/changes-to-tobacco-duty-rates-from-15-march-2023<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4850", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gareth Davies"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-09-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing tax on the tobacco industry.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4488", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Martyn Day"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Linlithgow and East Falkirk"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1552178", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1552178/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Chancellor regularly engages with his Cabinet colleagues and stakeholders on a range of issues.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Treasury has previously carried out a consultation on introducing a levy on tobacco manufacturers and importers and published its response in September 2015. It is available at the following link: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464795/PU1814_Tobacco_Levy_final_v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464795/PU1814_Tobacco_Levy_final_v3.pdf<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Following the consultation, the Government decided not to introduce a tobacco levy. However, all taxes are kept under constant review.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-12-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Tobacco: Taxation"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of introducing a polluter pays levy on the tobacco industry.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4633", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Girvan"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Antrim"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Girvan"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1503431", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1503431/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government believes that e-cigarettes are an effective way of encouraging smokers to switch to less harmful alternatives.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Non-tobacco nicotine and vaping products, such as e-cigarettes, are currently taxed as a consumer product with the VAT rate being 20%. They are not subject to excise duty. Medicinally regulated products are subject to the reduced rate of VAT at 5%.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4821", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Felicity Buchan"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Felicity Buchan"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-09-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Tobacco: Taxation"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government\u2019s response to the Science and Technology Committee\u2019s report on e-cigarettes, published in December 2018, whether it continues to be the Government\u2019s policy that taxation on smoking-related products should directly correspond to the health risks presented to encourage less harmful consumption.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4669", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Damien Moore"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Southport"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Damien Moore"}
      ], "uin" : "45123"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1418230", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1418230/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department continues to work with HM Treasury regarding tobacco taxation and revenue funding. This includes reviewing options to raise additional funds to support the ambition to be smoke-free by 2030.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4447", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Maggie Throup"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Tobacco: Taxation"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of introducing a polluter pays levy on the tobacco industry.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4397", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Peter Dowd"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bootle"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Peter Dowd"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1379717", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1379717/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department is currently assessing a range of policy and regulatory proposals for consideration in the development of the new Tobacco Control Plan. However, no specific assessment has been made of a polluter pays charge on tobacco manufacturers or whether revenues from this charge could be used towards achieving the Smokefree 2030 programme.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recommendations to introduce a \u2018polluter pays\u2019 charge on tobacco manufacturers; and whether the forthcoming Tobacco Control Plan will include such a charge.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/347", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Merron"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1379718", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1379718/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department is currently assessing a range of policy and regulatory proposals for consideration in the development of the new Tobacco Control Plan. However, no specific assessment has been made of a polluter pays charge on tobacco manufacturers or whether revenues from this charge could be used towards achieving the Smokefree 2030 programme.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether revenues from a \u2018polluter pays\u2019 charge could be used towards the delivery of their Smokefree 2030 programme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/347", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Merron"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Merron"}
      ], "uin" : "HL4154"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1110394", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1110394/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is available within Table 3.5 and Table 3.6, chapter 3, of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)\u2019s publication <em>Measuring Tax Gaps: 2018 Edition<\/em>, available at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps<\/a>. HMRC estimates that tax and duty was paid on approximately 29.5 billion cigarettes in 2016-17 and 6.4 million kg of hand rolling tobacco, representing 85% of the total cigarette market and 72% of the hand rolling tobacco market.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Jenrick"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) cigarettes and (b) pouches of tobacco smoked in the UK that have had full tax paid on them; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/253", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson"}
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