Policy

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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 Health and Sport Committee’s call for written evidenceon their scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2012-13 and Spending Review 2011 (October 2011)
• ASH Scotland response to Scottish Parliament Finance Committee’s general call for evidence on the forthcoming spending review and draft budget 2012-2013: preventative spending (September 2011)
• ASH Scotland consultation response to the stakeholder engagement portion of the Scottish Government’s ‘detect cancer early’ initiative (August 2011)
• ASH Scotland response to Australian Government consultation on plain packaging for tobacco (June 2011)
• Counter Measures: This report from ASH Scotland, funded by Cancer Research UK, describes the passage of 2010's Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act. (January 2011)
• Up in smoke: This report demonstrates that, based on a conservative analysis, the societal costs of tobacco use amount to around £1.1 billion in Scotland. (November 2010)
• Beyond smoke-free: recommendations for a new Scottish tobacco control strategy (October 2010)
• State of the Nation: Measuring progress towards a tobacco-free Scotland is a major report from ASH Scotland which examines Scotland's achievements over the past decade to reduce the harm caused by smoking and considers what still needs to be done. (September 2010)
• ASH Scotland response to the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee's inquiry into preventative spending (August 2010)
• ASH Scotland response to Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) open consultation on the management of asthma (August, 2010)
• ASH Scotland response to Growing up in Scotland consultation on new birth cohort questionnaire items (July 2010)
• ASH Scotland response to the consultation on draft regulations for the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act (June 2010)
• ASH Scotland briefing on the consultation on draft regulations for the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act (June 2010)
• ASH Scotland response to MHRA consultation on the regulation of nicotine containing products (June 2010) 
  ASH Scotland response to Independent Budget Review - Initial Call for Contributions (April 2010)
• ASH (England) 2010 Budget submission (to which ASH Scotland is a signatory)
• ASH Scotland response (pdf, 50kb) to NICE consultation on Quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth (January 2010)