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		</div><p>The British Government plans to eliminate smoking in the UK by 2030, leaked documents reportedly show.</p>
<p>British Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce the target next week when he presents a Green Paper focusing on the importance of prevention.</p>
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<p>Smoking remains the UK’s biggest preventable cause of cancer, despite rates of Britons lighting up halving in the the last 35 years.</p>
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<p>Tobacco companies rather than health providers would be made to cover the cost of helping people to quit smoking, according to the leaked documents seen by the <i>Daily Mail</i>.</p>
<p>Black market cigarettes will also be targeted by ministers and quit leaflets will be placed inside legal cigarette packets.</p>
<p>“The gains in tobacco control have been hard-won, and there’s still much to do,” the plans seen by the Mail say.</p>
<p>“For the 15% of adults who are not yet smoke-free, smoking is the leading cause of ill-health and early death, and a major cause of inequalities. That’s why the Government wants to finish the job.”</p>
<blockquote><p>5.9m Number of people who smoked cigarettes in 2018<br />
NHS Digital</p></blockquote>
<p>A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman said: “I’m afraid we can’t comment on leaks.”</p>
<p>Simon Clark, director of smokers’ group Forest, said people have the right to light up “without being harassed to quit”.</p>
<p>“It’s not up to government to dictate people’s lifestyle,” he said.</p>
<p>There are now 1.8 million fewer adult smokers in England than seven years ago, figures show.</p>
<p>“It’s not up to government to dictate people’s lifestyle,” he said.</p>
<p>There are now 1.8 million fewer adult smokers in England than seven years ago, figures show.</p>
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<p>New figures analysed by NHS Digital show 5.9 million people smoked cigarettes in 2018 (14.4% of the population), down from 7.7 million in 2011 (19.8%).</p>
<p>Throughout the UK, 14.7% of adults smoke, with England enjoying the lowest prevalence among constituent countries.</p>
<p>Scotland has the highest at 16.3%, followed by 15.9% in Wales and 15.5% in Northern Ireland.</p>
<figure id="attachment_135827" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-135827" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-135827" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/F929F1E9-FCAE-4B53-99D2-C909BFF4CA43.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="387" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-135827" class="wp-caption-text">Vaping is growing in popularity, particularly as an aid to quitting smoking</figcaption></figure>
<p>Meanwhile, e-cigarette use continues to rise, with 6.3% of adults vaping in 2018, up from 5.5% the previous year. Just over half (51.5%) of those vaping said it was to help them quit smoking.</p>
<p>Mr Hancock launched his “vision for prevention” in November 2018, which he said at the time would aim to add five years to the healthy life expectancy of UK residents.</p>
<p>The unveiling of a subsequent Green Paper containing details of the Government’s strategy has been repeatedly delayed but it will reportedly take place next week.</p>
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