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Do you know the UK government has 1 (successful) passed a law banning branding on packs of cigarettes? That means tobacco makers will be forced to pack 2 (they) cigarettes in plain packets.
The motivation behind this 3 (decide) is to make smoking less appealing to people, especially children.
A similar law 4 was passed in Australia in 2012 has resulted 5 a fall in smoking rates from 15.1% to 12.8% for people aged 14.
As of January 2015, 22% of adult men and 17% of adult women smoke in Great Britain. The possibility of smoking in the UK increases with age so that by 15 years of age 8% of school children 6 (be) regular smokers. Children, it is thought, will be less attracted to cigarettes 7 (sell) in unbranded boxes.
Smoking is one of 8 biggest causes of preventable deaths in England. Every year about 80,000 die and over 450,000 people 9 (send) to hospital due to smoking. This places a large stress on the health service and is also a factor in why the government would like to prevent people 10 (take) up smoking or help them quit.