The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Dame Andrea Leadsom)
First, let us be crystal clear: the tobacco and vapes Bill will save many lives. Unlike other consumer products, there is no safe level of nicotine consumption; it is a product that kills up to two thirds of its long-term users and causes 70% of lung cancer deaths.
[Official Report, 11 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 178WH.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire:
An error has been identified in my response to the Westminster Hall debate on a Smokefree Future. The correct information is as follows:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Dame Andrea Leadsom)
First, let us be crystal clear: the tobacco and vapes Bill will save many lives. Unlike other consumer products, there is no safe level of tobacco consumption; it is a product that kills up to two thirds of its long-term users and causes 70% of lung cancer cases.