Britain should become a 'smoke-free' country within five years

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Britain should become a 'smoke-free' country within five years, Health Secretary declares.


The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt agreed yesterday that Britain should aspire to become a 'smoke-free' country within five years

Britain should aim to become a ?smoke-free? country, the Heath Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged.

Speaking yesterday in Parliament, Mr Hunt agreed with one of his own MPs who suggested Britain should become smoke-free in the next five years, with tobacco companies ?taxed out of existence?.

Responding to the MP?s suggestion in the House of Commons, he said: ?We should aspire to a smoke-free Britain. We are making remarkable progress.'

His comments come amid calls for smoking to be banned in parks and public squares, in a move already introduced in cities like Paris and Sydney.

Earlier this month, the chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, said a ban was needed to stop children being set a bad example.

More than 35,000 people die of lung cancer in Britain each year, with just nine per cent surviving for more than five years with the disease.

Mr Hunt was asked for his opinions on smoking during a House of Commons debate on the publication of a landmark report into the NHS?s strategy for the next five years.

Bob Blackman, the Conservative MP for Harrow East, made the suggestion that Britain should become smoke free in this time.

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[gmb45]

so they ban smoking in the uk where is the 8bn in tax they collect from tobbaco going to come form ? not going to happen.

[jaws2]

spend millions trying ter catch them having a puff... if it becomes law...

[gmb45]

ah ffs just thought even if it can be smuggled in, the price would rocket ffs, it would become dearer then drugs init, hmm they get smuggled in np

[GastonJ]

They can make it illegal, though they won't. Too many of those in the House of Commons/Lords with shares and vested interests to even trying it.

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Wonder why they did not mention to stop the bonfire day…

[GastonJ]

Wonder why they did not mention to stop the bonfire day…

I must admit I'd like the keep bonfire night but only if we can become a "lying bassed MP free country" by 2015 using bonfires. However there'd be none left after this November 5th if that was the case...

[Meat-Head]

Ill must email Arnold about this one, sure he would have an answer

[Snowy79]

Think of the shares in air freshener companies plumetting if we don't have to buy air fresheners to disguise the stink of a smokers clothes when they enter a room.

[M T Glass]

Black market will take up any slack.

[Meat-Head]

Black market will take up any slack.

Errrr is a fasuc comment (iShit Failiure)

[ifred]

Will they stop cremating the dud-uns then?

[darrenhyland]

if scootland had accepted independence then the smokers could have set up smoke-easies over the border and scootland would get more from sellin fags than all the oil in the north sea

[jaws2]

anyone remember that guy on TV from the UK I think he was from London had like a warehouse. people used go across the channel get their cars confi****ing on the way back if they had ter much booze and bacca in wonder if he,s still trading, probably sat on the beach now, its come back ter me a bit now was it the booze cruise...

[cactikid]

smoke free my arse no way between having all vehiclices electric therefor closing down meathead motors,banning all types of coal burnt fires even the big buggars have to go+ go stick your nuclear unsafe ones on another planet,maybe about time they produced a smoke free alternative lozenge,smaller to carry and not a fire hazard causing more smoke,get meaty to screw 3 inch self taper through acclerator pedal to stop tyre burn for quick get away traffic lights.