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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Richard Wheeler

Government plans for ‘smoke-free generation’ move closer to becoming law

Proposals to create a “smoke-free generation” by gradually raising the age at which tobacco products can be bought have cleared the House of Commons.

Anyone born on or after January 1 2009 will be prevented from legally smoking if the Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law.

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