ASH response to the Health Act draft smokefree regulations
ASH response to the Health Act draft smokefree regulations

Merchant Shipping (Prohibition of Smoking on Ships) Regulations
ASH response to the consultation on the Merchant Shipping (Prohibition of Smoking on Ships) Regulations - September 2009

ASH response to consultation on smokefree elements of the Health Bill
ASH response to consultation on smokefree elements of the Health Bill

Evidence to the House of Commons Health Select Committee from ASH
This is ASH's response to the Government's White Paper on public health of November 2004, with analysis of the government's proposals and ASH's detailed recommendations..

ASH submission to the Choosing health consultation
The Choosing Health? consultation sought views on the role that individuals, the government – both central and local – the NHS, the public sector more broadly, the voluntary sector and industry, the media and others can play in improving people’s health.

Critique of the government White Paper 'Smoking Kills' (External PDF)
January 2004: This joint report by Action on Smoking and Health and the Royal College of Physicians was produced at the request of Derek Wanless. The request for a critique of the 1998 government White Paper 'Smoking Kills' was made following a meeting between the Derek Wanless, ASH and the Royal College of Physicians. The report examines the content of the White Paper, the subsequent implementation and next-step plans to reduce smoking prevalence and harm.

ASH response to Wanless consultation
This document is a response to an invitation from Derek Wanless to contribute to his update of Securing our Future Health: Taking a Long-Term View. It builds on our response to his 2001 interim report .

Proposal for a bill to protect workers from passive smoking at work
ASH proposes a Private Members Bill to tackle passive smoking at work and in public places

ASH response to the Wanless review of the future of the NHS
ASH argues that public health interventions such as tobacco policies are essential to reduce the burden of disease that the NHS has to cope with. Given how cost-effective smoking policies are, we argue that much more should be spent on them and that a failure to take cost effectiveness into account in the NHS means there are great inefficiencies.

Inquiry into smoking in public places: Response from ASH
A summary for the case of controlling smoking in public places. ASH submission to the Greater London Authority giving the science, legal and economic background to smoking in public places and smokefree policies. This document gives the summaries and recommendations.

Inquiry in to smoking in public places: Evidence from ASH
An inquiry into smoking in public places by the Greater London Authority looking at the effects of secondhand smoke with a summary, recommendations and references. Evidence provided by ASH.