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date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Markham on 25 January (HL Deb col 845) when he stated that a levy on the profits of the tobacco industry would result in a net increase of "only about £25 million or so", what is the basis for that assertion.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL2158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, smoking is responsible for approximately 80,000 deaths a year and causes approximately one in four cancer deaths. It also costs the UK £17 billion a year and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service. This is why, alongside our plans to create a smokefree generation, we are also supporting more smokers to quit by nearly doubling funding to local stop smoking services.</p><p>In respect to the remarks made on 25 January 2024, these relate to a response to the Tobacco levy consultation published by HM Treasury in 2015. This cites HM Revenue and Customs analysis which, at the time, showed that a tobacco levy of £150 million would only raise £25 million. A copy of the Tobacco levy consultation is attached.</p><p>However, the Department continues to work with HM Treasury regarding tobacco taxation and revenue. This includes reviewing options for the most effective way to raise additional funds to further support smoking cessation services moving forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/02/2024 12:37:57 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name tobacco_levy_consultation (1).pdf title Tobacco Levy Consultation
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

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date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to disseminate the guidance published by the Department of Health and Social Care on gov.uk for government engagement with the tobacco industry to all of government, including executive, legislative and judicial branches of government at national and local level, as well as all public authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL8681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department has written to other Government Departments who may engage with the tobacco industry to inform them of the publication of ‘Guidance for government engagement with the tobacco industry’ that was published 19 June 2023. A copy attached. A version of the guidance tailored to local authorities developed in collaboration with the Local Government Association will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 27/06/2023 16:13:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name Guidance for government engagement with the tobacco industry - GOV.UK (4).pdf title Attachment
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham