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The government is expected to miss its target of England being smoke-free by 2030 because so many poorer people are still using cigarettes, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has warned.
Matt Hancock, the health secretary, set that ambition in last year’s green paper on health prevention which spelled out his determination to “finish the job” of eradicating smoking, including an ultimatum for industry to make smoked tobacco obsolete by 2030.
However, persistently high rates of smoking in more deprived areas means that on current trends England will not be smoke-free until 2037, seven years later than hoped, CRUK said in a report on Tuesday.
Smoking prevalence has fallen significantly in recent years. Overall, 14% of adults in England now light up, according to figures from the most recent annual population survey. Smoke-free status is defined as when just 5% of adults use tobacco.
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Matt Hancock, the health secretary, set that ambition in last year’s green paper on health prevention which spelled out his determination to “finish the job” of eradicating smoking, including an ultimatum for industry to make smoked tobacco obsolete by 2030.
However, persistently high rates of smoking in more deprived areas means that on current trends England will not be smoke-free until 2037, seven years later than hoped, CRUK said in a report on Tuesday.
Smoking prevalence has fallen significantly in recent years. Overall, 14% of adults in England now light up, according to figures from the most recent annual population survey. Smoke-free status is defined as when just 5% of adults use tobacco.
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