A cigarette stub is seen in an ashtray on a street in Liverpool , northern England October 17 , 2016.
REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 22 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources.
Sunak is looking at anti-smoking measures similar to laws New Zealand announced last year, which include a ban on selling tobacco to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, the report said.
Those measures include free vape kits, a voucher scheme to incentivise pregnant women to quit, and consulting on mandatory cigarette pack inserts, the spokesperson added.
The spokesperson declined to comment further on The Guardian report.
Persons:
Phil Noble, Rishi Sunak, Anirudh, Devika Nair, Leslie Adler, Rosalba O'Brien
Organizations:
REUTERS, British, Guardian, New Zealand, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Liverpool, England, New, British, Britain, Wales, Bengaluru