64649 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

64649 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: On what date did she receive the ‘independent advice on the efficacy of HTPs as a smoking cessation tool’ as mentioned in Treasury documents?

Hon Casey Costello: The advice consists of literature that is accessible to anyone online and forms part of a wider body of research focused on tobacco harm reduction, rather than a moralistic approach to tobacco consumption. It is not possible to specify what date the articles were first accessed; however, my office accessed the articles well before any decisions were made about reducing the excise on HTPs.