Politics & Campaigns

Politics & Campaigns

Parliament

Questions from ministers and answers (in a fashion) from government departments about vaping and tobacco harm reduction from the House of Commons

Politics & Campaigns

New Year, New Quit Campaign

Smokers are being encouraged to quit smoking this new year as part of the annual NHS push to reduce the numbers (5.3 million in England) to make a quit attempt this January

Politics & Campaigns

Government Receives Big Response

The government says it has received over 12,000 responses so far on its proposals to tackle youth vaping that includes possibly banning disposable vapes and eliminating popular juice flavours

Politics & Campaigns

Parliament and Politics

The minister for vaping resigns, new appointments have been made in the Department of Health, eyebrows are raised at links to industry, and Andrea Leadsom fields her first questions

Politics & Campaigns

Parliament

Questions to ministers about tobacco harm reduction and vaping in the House of Commons

Politics & Campaigns

CAPHRA Urges Harm Reduction Support

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates has launched a scathing criticism of the World Health Organization and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Politics & Campaigns

Smoke Free Sweden Sets Out Recommendations

The Smoke Free Sweden movement has set out policy recommendations for building a smoke free society ahead of COP10

Politics & Campaigns

Merci La Vape

The associations AIDUCE, SOVAPE, LA VAPE DU COEUR, and FIVAPE launched the MERCI LA VAPE operation in May and have gathered nearly 40,000 responses

Politics & Campaigns

Special Rapporteur Questionnaire

Harm reduction advocates are being advised of a new inquiry by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health that has a deadline of 15th November

Politics & Campaigns

Parliament

MPs wanted to know how children are being educated about vaping risks and when we can expect the Education Department to publish its statutory guidance in the Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum