Wes said, “We're going to consult on a whole package of measures to tackle smoking in this country. The government is not on course to meet its 2030 target.
"And one of the things that were recommended to the government in one of their reviews was phasing out the sale of cigarettes altogether over time. We'll be consulting on that, and a whole range of other measures."
These new plans would mirror the policy currently in place in New Zealand. Wes said, "The New Zealand government are doing it, we want to see how that works. I'm genuinely curious, if we're going to get the NHS back on track, we also need to focus on public health."
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