2750 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 16 Feb 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	2750 (2025)
Question asked:	02 Feb 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	11 Feb 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_02750_2025
Document guid:	2eec724f-e1af-4269-9ca2-3dcfb5d19764

2750 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has occurred in the latest quarter towards the initiative to expand the range of stop-smoking tools and resources, such as vaping starter kits and nicotine replacement therapy, as included on page 20 of 'Getting to Smokefree 2025', as at 27 January 2025?

Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that during the October to December 2024 quarter, vaping starter kits and three months’ supply of nicotine pods were funded and distributed to stop smoking service providers.