In February, Sajid Javid had promised to bring forward the government’s smoke-free plan to before the end of 2022. These sentiments were echoed in April by Maggie Throup, then public health minister.
The public are also eager for change. Data from July 2022 showed that 74 per cent the public support the governments smoke-free plans.
Javed Khan’s review in June 2022 also gained significant support from the public. A survey of UK adults showed:
According to The Guardian, “Whitehall sources say the plan has been ditched since Coffey became the health secretary on September 6, 2022, and that it will no longer be published.”
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