A new report has advised the legal age for buying cigarettes in England should rise year by year to tackle smoking.
The independent review, led by Dr Javed Khan OBE, will now be considered as part of the government's Health Disparities White Paper with a response to be published as well. It was commissioned by health secretary Sajid Javid and also sets out a variety of recommendations to help Downing Street meet its smoke-free promise by 2030.
One of the major key points in the review calls for the smoking age to increase annually until no one in the country is able to buy tobacco. Furthermore, an increased investment of £125 million per year will be injected into smoke-free policies alongside an extra £70 million a year for smoking cessation services, the Mirror reports
