Petition · past parliament

Raise the minimum legal smoking age by 12 months, each year.

Closed 29 signatures

What the petition asks

By raising the minimum legal age at which people can smoke (each year, by 12 months), no one under the age of 18 (today) will ever be legally able to smoke. This would slowly make smoking illegal in the UK. The long time period would soften the blow (due to the reduction in tax) to the government.

Timeline

14 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jun 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 29
Status Closed
Opened 14 Dec 2015
Closed 14 Jun 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.