Thank you. I am pleased to launch our tobacco control delivery plan for Wales 2017-20. The actions contained in this plan have been developed to address tobacco use in Wales, and will ensure our work remains on track to reduce smoking prevalence levels to 16 per cent by 2020.

Cigarette smoking is the greatest single cause of premature death in Wales, causing around 5,450 deaths a year. Smoking-related disease is preventable, and costs the NHS in Wales an estimated £302 million every year. Smoking is also one of the main causes of inequalities in health, with smoking rates in poorer areas more than double those in affluent areas.