Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) uptake of prescriptions to assist with smoking cessation.

To ensure more smokers can access effective support to quit, the Government is providing record investment in local stop smoking services, with an additional £260 million from 2026/27 to 2028/29. This includes funding previously allocated to the national Swap to Stop programme. As part of this ringfenced funding, local authorities are able to provide a range of evidence-based interventions recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training.