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 is involved in the development of tobacco control policies both nationally and internationally.  ASH makes regular submissions to policy consultations on various tobacco-related issues. Those responses can be found on the Submissions page of this website.

• Tobacco Control Plan for England

  The Government's Tobacco Control Plan released in March 2011.

• Beyond Smoking Kills

  Review of progress in tobacco control with an agenda for a comprehensive new strategy.

• Harm reduction & product regulation

  Explore the various ways of reducing the harm caused by tobacco use.

• Health inequalities

  Review the major role played by smoking in health inequalities between socio-economic groups.

• Taxation & smuggling

  Explore the arguments for raising tobacco tax and tackling smuggling to reduce tobacco use

• Youth Smoking

  The best way to reduce youth smoking is through comprehensive tobacco control measures that apply to the whole population.

• Policy Research and Links

  Links to further research and policy documents

• Advertising

  Review the legal restrictions placed on most forms of tobacco advertising.

• All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health

  The APPG is a cross-party group of Peers and MPs that monitors and reviews the health and social effects of smoking

• Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

  The world's first health treaty, developed by the World Health Organization, to tackle tobacco globally.