All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health
Related Documents Click links to download
- APPG Political Bulletin, Spring 2012
- Tobacco front groups and third party lobbying tactics
- APPG Political Bulletin, Winter 2011/12
- APPG letter to Secretary of State for Health on smoking in private vehicles
- APPG Press Release - Inquiry report, 15 Nov. 2011
- Inquiry into smoking in private vehicles - Executive Summary
- Inquiry into smoking in private vehicles - APPG Report
- APPG Political Bulletin, Summer 2011
- APPG AGM minutes - 11 July 2011
- APPG Political Bulletin, Spring 2011
- APPG Press Release - Inquiry report, 11 Oct. 2010
- Inquiry into the effectiveness of tobacco control - Executive Summary
- Inquiry into the effectiveness of tobacco control - APPG report
- Letter to Danny Alexander - 29 September 2010
- Letter to Andrew Lansley - 29 September 2010
- APPG AGM minutes - 6 July 2010
Next Meeting: Launch of "CLeaR: Excellence in local tobacco control"
Monday 14 May 2012, 4 to 6pm - The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
As councils in England prepare to take on new responsibilities for public health, ASH has been working with partners to develop an approach to local tobacco control that makes it easy to do it well.
The result is the CLeaR model. CLeaR stands for challenging services, leadership and results.
CLeaR is available free to councils, allowing them to assess their approach against the Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Plan for England and public health guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE). It also encourages learning from local innovation. Participating councils can opt for an external peer assessment to validate the council’s own findings and report on potential for improvement.
If you would like to attend the launch of the CLeaR model, please contact ASH at: appg@ash.org.uk
About the APPG
ASH provides the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health.
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Smoking and Health is a cross-party group of Peers and MPs which was founded in 1976 and is currently chaired by Stephen Williams MP.
The agreed purpose of the APPG is: “To monitor and discuss the health and social effects of smoking; to review potential changes in 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.”
The APPG on Smoking and Health is listed on the official register of All Party Parliamentary Groups. A full list of APPG on Smoking and Health members as at November 2011 is available to download as a pdf here.
Officers of the Group
Chair
Stephen Williams MP (Liberal Democrat) was elected Chair of the APPG in July 2010.
Secretary
Bob Blackman MP (Conservative)
Vice Chairs
Kevin Barron MP (Labour)
Baroness Finlay (Cross Bench)
Baroness O’Cathain OBE (Conservative)
Lord Patel (Cross Bench)
Lord Rennard MBE (Liberal Democrat)
John Robertson MP (Labour)
The short URL to access this page is www.ash.org.uk/APPG
