Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:26 pm on 23 November 2022.
Lord Rennard
Liberal Democrat
3:26,
23 November 2022
My Lords, the Health Foundation recently published figures showing that the budgets for tobacco control and smoking cessation have been cut in real terms by 41%. Is not part of the answer to funding treatment for addiction to tobacco, alcohol and gambling the extension of the “polluter pays” principle? What is the argument against a levy on the very large profits of the tobacco companies, in order to pay towards helping their customers who want to quit?