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Ann McKechin, the Labour MP who forced a debate on the issue in the Commons, said: In Australia, where plain packaging legislation was introduced in 2012 and generic packaging before that, smoking rates have fallen dramatically.Daily smoking levels are at a historic low of 12.8%, and the average number of cigarettes smoked is now just 96 per week compared to 111 in 2010

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There is likely to be a reduction in risk for cigarette smokers who switch to heat-not-burn products but quitting entirely would be more beneficial." There was not enough evidence for the committee to compare heat-not-burn with e-cigarettes

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