The Smoking Ban: Enforcement Rates
Brief summary of smoking enforcement rates.
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Wales Tobacco Control Alliance (WTCA)
The Department of Health are currently undertaking a consultation on the future of tobacco control across the UK. To view the document click here:
Section 3, Part B – Protecting young people and children from smoking directly impacts on the health of young people in Wales. Urgent action is needed to prevent a new generation of young people becoming addicted to this lethal habit and your support will be vital in bringing this about. Ash Wales urges you to respond particularly to the section relating to protecting young people.
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Did You Know?
Cigarette ends are harmful to the environment, and cause health problems to children and animals that consume them.
Environmental consequences of tobacco
A vast amount of wood is used to dry or cure tobacco. In southern Africa alone an estimated 200,000 hectares of woodlands are cut annually to support tobacco farming. This accounts for at least 12% of deforestation in the region.
A breath of fresh air as Wales goes smoke free
2nd April 2007
The National Assembly for Wales was the first administration in the UK to back a motion to end smoking in all enclosed public places in January 2003.
Wales' First Minister Rhodri Morgan said: "This is the single most important public health measure that the Assembly has introduced.
"Second-hand smoke in public places is estimated to cause 400 premature deaths a year. This is an unacceptable toll.
"There is now strong support and acceptance from businesses and members of the public alike in Wales for a ban on smoking in enclosed public places. That support is gathering momentum as people become more aware of the damaging and deadly effects of breathing in second-hand smoke.
"Public awareness of the start of the ban is very high as a result of our biggest mass media advertising campaign to date."
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