UK says no to young smokers A tobacco ban bill in the UK plans to welcome a smoke-free generation 英国拟立法打造“无烟一代” The UK may soon be welcoming a “smoke-free generation (一代)”. UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has introdu...
"This is a groundbreaking piece of public health legislation. It will mean that we are creating the first ever smoke-free generation in our country," Health Secretary Wes Streeting said. "So children growing up in our country today will never, never legally be able to buy cigarettes," he ...
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"As a government, we are creating the UK's first smoke-free generation. "Our landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill will make it an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born after 1 January 2009 and includes powers to limit flavours, packaging and displays of vapes to reduce the appeal...
Rishi Sunak said he would raise the legal age for buying cigarettes in England by one year every year, eventually leading to a "smoke-free" generation.Thursday 11 April 2024 12:11, UK Boris Johnson Smoking This is a modal window. undefined OK Close Modal Dialog Boris Johnson has hit ...
Smoke-free generation The proposed smoking ban is being introduced as part of the government's efforts to phase out smoking and make Englandsmoke-free by 2030. If this plan goes through, it would make England the second country in the world to introduce such a ban.Sunak reportedlywants to ...
announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world. Authorities say it will create modern Brita...
Jane Ellison, a junior minister in Britain’s health ministry, said introducing plain packaging was “a proportionate and justified response” because of the health risks associated with smoking. “In doing so we would be bringing the prospect of our first smoke-free generation one step closer,...
Reacting to the report, PHE Chief Nutritionist Dr Alison Tedstone, said: "We've seen a sea-change in smoking, with levels at their lowest ever and we're now on the brink of the first-ever smoke-free generation in England. "Bold action is needed to tackle obesity, the challenge of a...
The government has stated that the legislation "breaks the cycle of addiction and paves the way for a smoke-free U.K." Despite a two-thirds decline in smoking rates since the 1970s, official figures indicate that approximately 6.4 million people, or around 13 percent of the populat...