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Press Releases

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.

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27 April 2023

Comment on the gambling levy announcement

Comment on the gambling levy announcement

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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"

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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

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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.

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22 February 2023

No Smoking Day: Smokers unaware that quitting smoking will reduce risk of dementia

Smokers are being urged to give quitting a go ahead of No Smoking Day (8th March), as research shows those who smoke are more likely to develop dementia.

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