Press Releases

December 2004

17/12/2004 Wales: Smoking Bill to be introduced in Commons

16/12/2004 UK ratifies global tobacco treaty: now is the time for a long term strategy to cut tobacco use

09/12/2004 Smokefree law unlikely to hurt businesses in New Zealand.

01/12/2004 ASH applauds 40th ratification of global treaty and calls for immediate ratification by the UK Government.

November 2004

16/11/2004 White Paper Smoking Plans: Big step forwards for public health. But Pubs “Bodge” Just Won't Work

15/11/2004 'Voluntary” pubs smoking scheme useless public health campaigners warn

12/11/2004 Smoking deaths highlight health inequalities.

12/11/2004 Media briefing: Smoking and the public health white paper, a licence to kill?

11/11/2004 Health lobby calls on UK Government to follow Scottish smokefree lead

10/11/2004 Scottish Executive announcement on smokefree public places

10/11/2004 Joyous day for Scotland: ASH says it is now time for the rest of the UK to follow suit.

10/11/2004 Smoke and Mirrors: How Philip Morris concealed the truth about secondhand smoke

05/11/2004 Humiliating defeat for tobacco industry: High Court rules that ad restrictions at point of sale are lawful.

03/11/2004 Media Briefing: Secondhand smoke, Public Health White Paper

October 2004

25/10/2004 No 'British Bodge' on secondhand smoke: Reid warned.

20/10/2004 All Party Group of politicians urges Health Secretary to adopt Irish smokefree model legislation.

18/10/2004 Leaked Government report shows extent of health damage from secondhand smoke

08/10/2004 Irish Visit Convinces All Party Group on Need for Smoke-free Law

04/10/2004 MPs on quest to discover secrets of success of Ireland's smokefree law

September 2004

09/09/2004 Pub Trade Splits on Smoking Ban

07/09/2004 EU ruling on smokeless tobacco shows need for independent tobacco regulation

03/09/2004 Smoke Freedom Toolkit Published: Also Key Figures on Workplace Exposure

August 2004

04/08/2004 Imperial Tobacco found guilty of breaching tobacco advertising law.

July 2004

28/07/2004 Chief Medical Officer gives powerful new evidence on ending workplace smoking

09/07/2004 Marlboro Man does billion dollar deal on smuggling with Europe - ASH demands to know why UK is not included?

09/07/2004 Hooking them young in Asia: the real reason for BAT's involvement in F1

June 2004

30/06/2004 New study shows secondhand smoke heart risk twice previous estimates

22/06/2004 No health gain for smokers over 50 years

11/06/2004 Overwhelming backing for workplace smoking law

11/06/2004 Doctors, Unions, ASH tell Reid: It is time to act on secondhand smoke

09/06/2004 Smoking: A pleasure or a killer? Smoking and social class

04/06/2004 Health campaigners welcome Blair smoking comments

04/06/2004 Will Europe lift ban on Oral Snuff?

May 2004

31/05/2004 World No Tobacco Day - ASH urges FCTC ratification

28/05/2004 Health campaigners thwart BAT's attempts to conceal incriminating documents from public view.

28/05/2004 Welcome to Norway: the only thing we smoke here is salmon

17/05/2004 Secondhand smoke major workplace killer: new evidence

April 2004

23/04/2004 Lords debate smokefree workplace bill

21/04/2004 BAT's Big Wheeze - major new report into BAT

19/04/2004 Secondhand smoke legal action moves another step closer

07/04/2004 Pub trade unity against no-smoking law cracks.

March 2004

26/03/2004 Out to BAT

19/03/2004 Tackling smoking key to progress on cutting cancer deaths.

18/03/2004 Fall in smoking is a step in the right direction but more needs to be done to bring smoking rates down further.

17/03/2004 Chancellor's failure to raise tobacco tax above inflation rate is a missed opportunity to cut the death toll from smoking.

11/03/2004 Budget 2004: What it will say and what it should say

09/03/2004 New anti-smoking Bill for Lords

05/03/2004 Fire-safe cigarettes could have prevented Coronation Street tragedy

03/03/2004 Cutting smoking top priority for public health

February 2004

25/02/2004 Wanless Report gives powerful backing to case for smokefree law

24/02/2004 New research shows need for action on secondhand smoke

12/02/2004 50th anniversary of government acknowledgment of smoking's link with lung cancer. Now it's time for action on secondhand smoke.

03/02/2004 Tackling tobacco: key to improving public health

January 2004

12/01/2004 ASH and Thompsons' Tell Employers: Don't Say You Weren't Warned Over Secondhand Smoke