SMOKING AND JOINED-UP GOVERNMENT
The whole of Government is engaged in the tackling smoking:
- Co-operation between Departments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure a UK-wide approach
- DTI and DCMS involved in minimising detrimental impact on sport and retail industries of EC Directive to end tobacco advertising
- HM Customs and Excise-led strategy to tackle tobacco smuggling and fraud
- HM Customs and Excise also providing pressure on EU duty limits
- HMT committed to tobacco duty increases
- DH contributing cash for NHS smoking cessation services and mass media awareness campaign, and working with the pharmaceutical industry
- HSC to consult on Approved Code of Practice on work place smoking
- DH has agreed a Charter on smoking in public places with the hospitality industry
- DTI working with the ventilation and air conditioning equipment sector and the Atmosphere Improves Results industry initiative to improve the installation and maintenance of equipment
- All departments signed up to review internal smoking policies
- DH and Home Office working with industry to develop a proof- of-age system
- Home Office to explore a new criminal sanction for repeated conviction for sales of tobacco to under 16s
- Local government committed to tougher enforcement
- European Commission to looking at tar, nicotine, labelling regulations
- DFID working with the WHO to tackle smoking internationally
- MAFF backing the new quota buy-back scheme to reduce EU tobacco growing
- DfEE tackling smoking through the Healthy Schools Initiative
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