Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to conduct pre-implementation consultation with relevant stakeholders on the (a) Health Disparities White Paper and (b) new Tobacco Control Plan for England.

We will publish the health disparities white paper later this year and the specific content will be confirmed in due course. We will undertake pre-implementation engagement or consultations where appropriate. In advance of the Tobacco Control Plan, the Government is considering the recommendations of the recent review led by Dr Javed Khan. This includes consideration of how policies will be implemented, including through pre-implementation consultations.