Policy paper: Towards a smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England

Policy paper: Towards a smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England The objectives of the tobacco control plan are to:

• reduce the number of 15 year olds who regularly smoke from 8% to 3% or less
• reduce smoking among adults in England from 15.5% to 12% or less
• reduce the inequality gap in smoking prevalence, between those in routine and manual occupations and the general population
• reduce the prevalence of smoking in pregnancy from 10.5% to 6% or less

The aim is to achieve these objectives by the end of 2022. Department of Health

See also:

• Research and analysis: Cost of smoking to the NHS in England: 2015 Public Health England
• England 'on track' to stamp out smoking BBC News