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19 July 2023

HALF the public think the Government is not doing enough to reduce smoking FOUR YEARS after the Government pledged to make England smokefree

New data published today shows that the public believe further action is needed to tackle smoking.

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28 June 2023

ASH will today urge the Health & Social Care Committee to call Government to account for years of inaction on vaping

Giving evidence to the Health & Social Care Committee topical session on vaping today, ASH will urge the Committee to call Government to account for ignoring three years of calls by ASH for tougher regulation of e-cigarettes.

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22 June 2023

Government set to miss smoking in pregnancy target by nearly a decade, charities warn

Campaigners have warned that the Government is on track to miss its target to reduce the number of women who smoke during pregnancy by a decade.

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21 June 2023

All Party Group calls on government to listen to the voters and make Big Tobacco pay to deliver a Smokefree 2030

In a Westminster Hall debate starting at 930am on the 20th June the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health will call on the Government to listen to the voters and make Big Tobacco pay to deliver a Smokefree 2030.

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09 June 2023

ASH calls on politicians to listen to the voters and make smoking obsolete

Today marks one year since the government published Javed Khan OBE’s independent report setting out his recommendations for how to make smoking obsolete.

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