Reports by the Guardian (“Labour to ban public smoking, June 30th) that Labour has decided to ban public place smoking are groundless. This was confirmed by a Labour party spokesman who explained that no such decision has been made*. Certainly the whole issue of public...
We have always felt that the only people competent to discuss the impact of smoking on their businesses are pub owners themselves, not anti-smoking groups. We drew attention on 4 June to Irish publicans’ evidence that the smoking ban in Ireland was having a bad effect...
This paper addresses the tobacco issues and specific questions raised in the Government´s consultation paper Choosing Health?, directly and constructively. It is hoped that it will receive careful and open-minded analysis and consideration, in line with the Cabinet Office code of practice on written consultation. Download document....
Tim Lord, Chief Executive of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association, today called on Tony Blair to continue supporting voluntary self-regulation instead of imposing an official ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants. Responding to the Prime Minister’s comments on BBC Breakfast where he...
Recent anecdotes about the status and apparent success of the ban on smoking in pubs and bars in Ireland have now been put into perspective by the latest figures issued by pub operators in Ireland, the Licensed Vintners’ Association. In a press release issued on 1...
The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) today urged the Government to listen to public opinion and maintain the current public policy of a voluntary approach to regulating smoking in work and other public places, despite mounting pressure from anti-smoking activists for a complete ban. The TMA, in...
The High Court today rejected a judicial review brought by a number of tobacco companies of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Point of Sale) Regulations 2004, which are due to come into force on 21 December 2004. The companies had applied for ...
Six tobacco companies, including members of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA), today applied to the High Court for Judicial Review of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Point of Sale) Regulations 2004, which were laid before Parliament on the 18th March 2004. The...
Commenting on Wetherspoon’s call for the Government to ban smoking in all pubs by January 2006, the chief executive of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association, Tim Lord, said: “The TMA welcomes initiatives that improve the atmosphere in pubs and increase provision of smoke-free...
On Monday 29 March, a ban on smoking in public places comes into force in Ireland, almost a year to the day since New York City banned smoking in pubs, clubs and restaurants (30 March 2003). Tim Lord, chief executive of the UK’s...