18 May 2023
Experimental child vaping up significantly since 2022 but not current vaping
New ASH survey data finds no significant change between 2022 and 2023 in the proportion of 11-17 year olds currently vaping or smoking, but experimentation with vaping has increased by 50%.
16 May 2023
£14bn a year up in smoke – economic toll of smoking in England revealed
As the cost of living crisis deepens, the negative effect on earnings and employment prospects due to smoking is laid bare.
27 April 2023
Comment on the gambling levy announcement
Comment on the gambling levy announcement
11 April 2023
Response to DHSC press release: "Smokers encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes in world first scheme"
Response to DHSC press release: "Smokers encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes in world first scheme"
15 March 2023
Tobacco tax rises welcomed by ASH and SPECTRUM but concerns raised
Tobacco tax rises welcomed by ASH and the SPECTRUM public health research consortium but concerns raised about funding for stop smoking services and lack of action on disposable vapes
08 March 2023
MPs call on Government to reinstate No Smoking Day funding in the forthcoming Tobacco Control Plan
Concerns as funding for anti-smoking campaigns falls by 95% in real terms in 12 years.
