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Two-thirds of the public support raising the sale age to create a smokefree generation

3 mins read Alcohol and tobacco
A YouGov poll for Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) found that 67 per cent of people in England back the prime minister’s plans to create a smokefree generation by raising the age of sale so that it will never be legal to sell tobacco to anyone born after the start of 2009 (14 per cent oppose).

The policy was backed by 74 per cent of those who intend to vote Conservative at the next election, 72 per cent of those planning to vote Labour, and 65 per cent of those intending to vote Lib Dem.

Deborah Arnott, chief executive of ASH, said, “This is not a party political issue in the UK; successive governments, backed by strong public and parliamentary support, have passed increasingly stringent tobacco regulations aimed at bringing the smoking epidemic to an end. The passing of the ‘smokefree generation’ legislation promised in the king’s speech, backed by increased investment to help adult smokers quit, can put us in pole position to achieve a smokefree future.”

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