The Bishop of Oxford spoke at the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on 23rd April 2025, welcoming the bill and affirming the need for action on health inequalities and the reduction of smoking:
The Lord Bishop of Oxford: My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Stevens. I rise to support this important Bill and to express the support of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London, who sends her apologies that she cannot be here today. I thank the Minister for her very clear introduction, and other noble Lords for their principled and non-partisan support.
This is an extremely important and effective public health measure that prioritises preventive health at a time when demands on acute services are so significant. Stark inequalities in health remain one of the most persistent and negative health outcomes of modern times. Smoking falls clearly along this line of inequality. Action on Smoking and Health goes so far as to say that smoking is the leading cause of
“the gap in healthy life expectancy”.
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