Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of UK tobacco harm reduction policies in reducing smoking prevalence at a faster rate than that of other EU nations.

No formal assessment has been made. However, smoking rates in the United Kingdom have reduced to 13.5% through investing in local stop smoking services, delivering targeted public health campaigns, introducing a strong regulatory framework and by encouraging smokers to switch to vaping to help them quit.