US EditionSunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation
- The prime minister proposes that the age to buy cigarettes in England should increase by one year annually, with the aim of making the country smoke-free by 2030.
- The government plans to restrict the sale of disposable vapes and regulate their flavorings and packaging to combat the rising use of vapes among children.
- Cancer Research UK supports raising the age of tobacco sales as a step towards creating a smoke-free generation, while the director of smokers' group Forest argues it won't deter young people from smoking.
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UK prime minister wants to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes in England so eventually no one can buy them - West Hawaii Today
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year, every year until it is eventually illegal for the whole population and smoking will hopefully be phased out among young people.
UK to ban cigarettes for younger generations
London [UK], October 5 (ANI): The UK government is set to introduce a new law to stop children who turn 14 this year or younger from ever legally being sold cigarettes in England. This comes in a bid to create the first ‘smoke-free generation’, as per the UK government’s official website. Show Full Article The […]
UK proposes gradual increase in legal smoking age to phase out youth smoking
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year, every year until it is eventually illegal for the whole population and smoking will hopefully be phased out among young people. Setting out his plan at the annual Conservative Party conference, Sunak said he wanted to "stop teenagers taking up cigarettes in the first place." It is currently illegal for anyone to sell…
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