Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have advanced legislation to create a “smoke-free generation.” Under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, anyone born after January 1, 2009, would not be legally allowed to purchase cigarettes. The bill would also ban advertisements promoting vapes and would restrict vapes with flavors that appeal to young people. A recent study predicts tobacco use will cause 300,000 cases of cancer over the next five years in the U.K. alone. On Tuesday, British Health Secretary Wes Streeting argued in favor of the bill during debate in the House of Commons.

Wes Streeting: “Smoking takes 80,000 lives a year, causes one in four deaths from cancer in England, a hospital admission almost every minute, a hundred GP appointments an hour. It is the leading cause of sickness, disability and death in our country. And today, members in this House can consign it to the history books.”