Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of increased investment in smoking cessation services ahead of the next Spending Review, including the impact on (a) NHS and social care expenditure, and (b) employment and economic productivity.

This Government has made record investment in stop smoking services, with an additional £260 million provided from 2026/27 to 2028/29, and at least £153 million per year protected for these services in the public health grant. These services have consistently proven to be cost-effective, with 37% more people supported to quit in 2025/26 compared to the period before this increased investment.