Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 7 July 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of living in an area of high deprivation on a person's likelihood of smoking; and if he will make a statement.
There is a strong association between deprivation and smoking prevalence and individuals are more likely to smoke if they are living in an area of high deprivation.
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