AQW 21769/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 09/07/2021
Answered On Date: 26/07/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the timescale for a Tobacco Strategy.

Answer:

The current Northern Ireland Tobacco Strategy remains extant and is not due to expire until February 2022. Progression of the recommendations highlighted by the 2020 mid-term review remains the priority for the remaining term of the strategy. Given the pressures of the emergency response to COVID-19, it has not been possible to give consideration to a successor strategy as yet. The Department will hopefully be in a position to consider the future strategic direction in relation to tobacco control in the very near future.