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35 People in Scotland die every day as a result of tobacco-related illnesses
ASH Scotland lobbies the governments in Edinburgh and London and works with MSPs, MPs and MEPs who are sympathetic to our mission.
Recent policy work includes:
- ASH Scotland response to the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee’s inquiry into preventative spending (August 2010) (pdf, 62 kb)
- ASH Scotland response to Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) open consultation on the management of asthma (August, 2010) (pdf, 31 kb)
- ASH Scotland response to Growing up in Scotland consultation on new birth cohort questionnaire items (July 2010) (pdf, 57kb)
- ASH Scotland response to the consultation on draft regulations for the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act (June 2010) (pdf, 44kb)
- ASH Scotland briefing on the consultation on draft regulations for the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act (June 2010) (pdf, 40 kb)
- ASH Scotland response to MHRA consultation on the regulation of nicotine containing products (June 2010) (pdf, 140 kb)
- ASH Scotland response to Independent Budget Review - Initial Call for Contributions (April 2010) (pdf, 76 kb)
- ASH (England) 2010 Budget submission (to which ASH Scotland is a signatory) (pdf, 67kb)
- ASH Scotland response (pdf, 50kb) to NICE consultation on Quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth (January 2010)
- ASH Scotland response to the UK Department for Transport's consultation on Smoking on Ships (August 2009) (pdf, 72kb)
- ASH Scotland response to the Scottish Government's consultation on smoke-free mental health services (April 2009) (doc, 110kb)
- ASH Scotland's Tobacco Bill written evidence submission (April 2009) (pdf, 150 kb)
- SCOT's Tobacco Bill written evidence submission (April 2009) (pdf, 605 kb)
- SCOT statement on health bill (November 2008) (pdf, 131kb)
- ASH Scotland response to UK Government consultation on tobacco control (September 2008) (pdf, 169 kb)
- Myths and realities of point of sale tobacco display bans (September 2008) (pdf, 224 kb)
- Key facts on youth smoking (September 2008) (pdf, 55 kb)