From: UK Parliament and Department of Health
Daniel Kawczynski Conservative, Shrewsbury and Atcham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the implications for his policies are of the recent findings from the health group FRESH North East that 55 per cent of children are accessing their first use of tobacco from illicit sources.
Steve Brine The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
As outlined in the Tobacco Control Plan for England considerable progress has been made in addressing tobacco smuggling and the reductions we have seen have been achieved through regulatory changes, new sanctions, detection technology and partnership working across government and internationally. The illicit tobacco market still however poses a significant challenge.
Although it is for local decision makers to address local concerns on illicit tobacco, at a national level the Government will continue with the implementation of its 2015 strategy ‘Tackling Illicit Tobacco: From Leaf to Light’ to address duty evasion.
