To monitor and discuss the health and social effects of smoking; to review potential changes to existing legislation to reduce levels of smoking; to assess the latest medical techniques to assist in smoking cessation; and to act as a resource for the group's members on all issues relating to smoking and public health.
1. Smoking and tobacco: applying All Our Health
16/06/2020 - Public Health England (PHE)
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Smoking and tobacco: applying All Our Health
Evidence and guidance
2. Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) - written evidence
16/04/2019 - Inquiry: NHS Long-term Plan: legislative proposals - Health and Social Care Committee
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Found: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)NLN0030 Written evidence from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Summary:Action
3. Fastest drop in smoking rates in over a decade as Stoptober launches
19/09/2019 - Public Health England (PHE)
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Fastest drop in smoking rates in over a decade as Stoptober launches -
4. Supporting public health: children, young people and families
08/12/2020 - Public Health England (PHE)
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Found: pregnancy
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5. Proposed changes to how smoking-attributable risk is calculated
23/09/2020 - Public Health England (PHE)
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the calculation of
smoking
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1. Smokefree England: Covid-19 and PHE Abolition
12/11/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: smokefree by 2030; notes the increasing disparities in smoking rates between the richest and poorest in society; - Speech Link
2: smokefree by 2030; notes the increasing disparities in smoking rates between the richest and poorest in society; - Speech Link
2. Tobacco Control Plan
10/06/2021 - Westminster Hall
1: heart. In my own area of County Durham, adult smoking prevalence is 17%, compared with 13.9% nationally - Speech Link
3. Smoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettes
01/11/2021 - Commons Chamber
1: (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to make a statement to the House - Speech Link
2: Covid has been a stark reminder that our underlying health and lifestyle determine how resilient we are to - Speech Link
3: million smokers to quit. As the Minister says, smoking kills; it leads to 90,000 deaths and 500,000 hospital - Speech Link
4. Tobacco Products Duty (Alteration of Rates) Order 2020
07/12/2020 - General Committees
1: decline in smoking rates. However, too many people still class themselves as smokers. Smoking remains the - Speech Link
2: they are seen as an established tool to reduce smoking and to ensure that tobacco duties continue to contribute - Speech Link
5. E-cigarettes
31/10/2019 - Westminster Hall
1: debate in the month of Stoptober, the big anti-smoking initiative, which I think has been successful, - Speech Link
2: to put out often crass and obvious statements on health, did not have the time to come and give us advice - Speech Link
asked by: Lord Rennard
10/08/2020
... and (2) to motivate people to quit smoking in coming months. 2. Smoking: Health Education
asked by: Bob Blackman
21/04/2021
... how much his Department spent on campaigns to promote the cessation of smoking in 2020-21. 3. Smoking: Public Health
asked by: Dan Poulter
22/09/2020
... what his plans are for public health tobacco smoking policies and strategies following the merger of Public Health England with NHS Test and Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre. 4. Smoking: Health Services
asked by: Alex Cunningham
27/05/2021
... recommendation to provide smoking cessation services on an opt-out basis to all smokers at any point of contact with the NHS. 5. Smoking: Health Education
asked by: Mark Pawsey
11/10/2021
... including the use of less harmful alternatives to smoking.
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British Jews , Business Travel , Childcare and Early Education , Deafness , Football , Football Supporters , Greyhound , Housing in the North , Mexico , Mutuals , Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes , Oracy , Parental Participation in Education , Rail in the North , Renters and Rental Reform , Road Freight and Logistics , T Levels , Teaching Profession
Access to Medicines and Medical Devices , Assistive Technology , Banning Trophy Hunting , Cancer , Dark Skies , Diabetes , Disability , Equipment for Disabled Children , Health , Mentoring , Political Literacy , Radiotherapy , Taiwan
Argentina , Australia and New Zealand , Canada , Channel Islands , Cricket , Crossrail , Death Penalty , Football , Heritage Rail , Light Rail , Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime , Museums , Norway , Rail , University , War Heritage
Acquired Brain Injury , Alcohol Harm , Allergy , Australia and New Zealand , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Child Contact Centres and Services , Commonwealth , Commonwealth Games , Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis , Coronavirus , Dementia , Dying Well , Health , Hospice and End of Life Care , Medical Research , Music Education , Parkinson's , Recovery from Addictions , Skin
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Contact Details
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Bob Blackman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7082.
Email: bob.blackman.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
John Waldron, Action on Smoking and Health, Unit 2.9, The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR. Tel: 020 7404 0242
Email: john.waldron@ash.org.uk
Secretariat:
Action on Smoking and Health acts as the group's secretariat. https://ash.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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SPECTRUM Research Consortium
Analysis and review provided for a report
£1,501
9 Jun 2021
Gardiner Richardson
PR work for a report
£3,001
14 Jan 2021
Action on Smoking and Health
Secretariat From : 14/01/2021 To : 13/01/2022
£3,001
26 Oct 2016
Action on Smoking and Health
Printing report; producing bulletins; funding a reception.
£1,501
1 Jul 2016
Action on Smoking and Health
Secretariat From : 01/07/2016 To : 30/06/2017
£1,501
25 Mar 2015
Action on Smoking and Health
Reception
£3,001
1 Jan 2015
Action on Smoking and Health
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Smoking and Health APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Kevin Barron
Vice-Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Philippa Whitford
Vice-Chair
Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
Aerospace , Breast Cancer , Coronavirus , Fisheries , Future Generations , Germany , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Health in all Policies , Heart Valve Disease , Space , State Pension Inequality for Women , Vaccinations for All
Baroness O'Cathain
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Kevin Barron
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 12th October 2016