New legislation will come into force on 1 October designed to help further curb the level of tobacco smuggling which is costing the Treasury around £3 billion per year. The legislation, introduced in this year’s Finance Act, is intended to complement the successful Memorandum of Understanding...
The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) today commented on the Government’s consultation document on the draft Regulations of the Health Bill. Tim Lord, Chief Executive of the TMA, said: “The proposed scope of restrictions on smoking in public places has always clearly been out of line with...
The Health Bill, currently going through Parliament, seeks to ban smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces. It is based on the premise that environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or so called ‘passive smoking’ is a risk to health. The House of Lords...
The Government has refused to back down on its proposed smoking ban despite warnings from a cross-party alliance of peers that the Health Bill is so loosely worded that a smoking ban could be extended to people's homes and their cars. Tim Lord,...
The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) today welcomed the Government’s restated commitment to tackle the smuggling of tobacco products. One of the cornerstones of the fight against tobacco smuggling is the revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed between the TMA’s principal member companies, (British American Tobacco, Gallaher...
The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) welcomes the latest Keep Britain Tidy initiative by ENCAMS which aims to encourage greater disposal of cigarette-related litter. Chris Ogden, director of trade and industry affairs said: “Smokers, like all members of society, should be thoughtful and ...
The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) is very disappointed that freedom of choice has been denied to smokers in England following the third reading and report stage of the Health Bill on Tuesday 14 February. “We have always wanted choice for smokers because it is...
Tobacco product retailers were warned to be on their guard against a new type of criminal deception today. Bob Fenton, head of security at the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, said that there had been two reports, one in London and one in Reading from retailers. Apparently, someone...
Response to The Health Bill – Part 1, Smoke-free provisions to make enclosed public places and workplaces smoke-free. Part 1 of the Health Bill, laid before Parliament on 27 October, includes provisions to make enclosed public places and workplaces smoke-free by the summer...
In its media release of 27 Oct ‘Pubs Bodge in Smoke Free Law “Disastrous” for Health Equality and Government Alcohol Strategy’ ASH states that “the Government’s plans to exempt pubs that do not serve food from smoking restrictions will be disastrous for...