what is the legal age to smoke uk

In the UK, the legal age to buy cigarettes and tobacco products is 18 years old. However, the UK government has proposed raising the legal age to buy cigarettes in England by one year every year until it is eventually illegal for the whole population to buy cigarettes. If Parliament approves the proposal, the legal change would only apply in England, not in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The incremental changes would stop children who turn 14 this year and those younger than that now from ever legally being sold cigarettes in England.