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Current Policy Issues

Smoking is the major preventable cause of death in the UK. To achieve our vision of a society free from the harm caused by tobacco, ASH campaigns for policy change both nationally and internationally.

This section outlines our latest work.

Government Consultation on the future of Tobacco Control

The goverment has recently launched a consultation on the future of Tobacco Control. ASH, as part of the Smokefree Action Coaltion welcomes the commit ...

Health inequalities

Smoking is the major cause of health inequalities in the UK accounting for two thirds of the difference in risk of premature death between social clas ...

Advertising

Virtually all tobacco advertising is now illegal in the UK and many other countries. The Tobacco Advertising & Promotion Act 2002 came into force ...

Taxation & smuggling

Increasing tobacco tax encourages people to give up smoking or never start in the first place and raises revenue for the Treasury - reducing the need ...

Harm reduction & product regulation

ASH campaigns for harm reduction and product regulation at both the UK and EU level as part of a long-term strategy to promote better regulation of to ...

Youth Smoking

Most smokers take up smoking before the age of 18. Children whose parents or siblings smoke are around three times more likely to smoke than children ...

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the world’s first health treaty, developed by the World Health Organisation and adopted i ...

Policy Research and Links

Tobacco is responsible for about one in six cases of heart disease and stroke, and about one third of all cancer. Over half of the social class ...