Hazel Cheeseman

Earl Russell @earlrussell.bsky.social made an excellent case for a polluter pays levy during Report stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

The levy could raise up to £700 million a year, placing the cost on the tobacco industry, not consumers. 💰

Baroness Northover makes a strong argument for why tobacco companies should be required to publish their sales data.

This would help local authorities, Trading Standards and public health agencies target resources effectively.

Lord Young of Cookham highlighted the strong conservative and cross-party support for the smokefree generation during Report stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill 🏛️🚭

Lord Pannick makes a compelling case for why the smokefree generation is necessary to protect future generations from a uniquely harmful product 🚭

Earl Russell (LD) praised the “collaborative spirit and cross-party scrutiny” from “across the House.” He celebrated the smokefree generation as “one of the most significant steps any of us will take as Parliamentarians in our lifetime to improve the nation’s health and wellbeing.”

This afternoon's Third Reading debate marks the end of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill's journey through the Lords. We're so close to creating a smokefree generation and a future free from the harms of tobacco. 🎉

📢 Don't miss our latest blog from our CE
@hazelcheeseman.bsky.social dissecting the debate from the second day of Report stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

🎉 Report stage is now complete, and Third Reading will take place on Monday 9th March.

🔗Read Here: ash.org.uk/media-centre...

🏛️Peers will resume Report stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill today. Here’s what to look out for in the debate 👀

🗣️Peers will discuss the details of the new licensing scheme for tobacco and vapes that will aid enforcement and protect responsible retailers.

Congratulations to Sharon Hodgson MP @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social on being appointed as the Minister for Public Health and Prevention.

We look forward to working together towards a smokefree future.

A fond farewell to Public Health Minister Ashley Dalton @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social as she steps down from her Ministerial role.

Thank you for your work steering the Tobacco & Vapes Bill through Parliament - the Bill is a gift to future generations, protecting them from the harms of tobacco.

Wishing you all the best. Thank you for your work shepherding the Tobacco and Vapes Bill through the Commons.

Today marks the first day of meteorological spring 🌷

March has arrived, and with it comes longer, lighter days. Over the next few weeks most of us will enjoy around two extra hours of daylight ☀️

Today we celebrate the 21st Anniversary to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control! 🎉🌍

Here’s to continued collaboration 🤝, bold leadership 🌟, and a healthier future for all! 🌎💚

#FCTCSavesLives

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Don't tell @oha-updates.bsky.social but we did have a malteser every time someone made one of these arguments...

Report Stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill: What happened! - ASH Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

📢 Don't miss our CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social's blog breaking down what happened last night at Report Stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Lords.

📖Read here: ash.org.uk/media-centre...

The smokefree generation is VERY nearly law. A resounding vote in the House of Lords in favour. The UK will shortly become the first country in Europe to phase out the sale of tobacco to the next generation. Quite a moment.

ASH is excited to be in Parliament today for the first Report stage debate of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Lords. 👏
The debate will kick off with the landmark #SmokefreeGeneration policy 🚭

🦋 Updated | European #PublicHealth on Bluesky:

🦋 European Heart Network @ehnheart.bsky.social
🦋 The Lancet Regional Europe @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social
🦋 European Medical Journal @emjreviews.bsky.social
🦋 EuroHealthNet @eurohealthnet.bsky.social

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My first memory of being ill is when I had measles as a kid

The morbidity and mortality of this disease allowed to run unchecked is high. Children may die

This is engineered by grifters & bad actors, exploiting parental concerns

Wish I’d had the vaccine.
Protect your kids by vaccinating them now

"This is all part of how we reach a point where smoking becomes obsolete."

Watch ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social on BBC Breakfast this am discussing new Government proposals to extend smokefree places to reduce the harm from tobacco in England .

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"It's an important question to be asking. The intention behind the proposals is particularly in reference to protecting children."

👂Catch ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social discussing Govt proposals to ban vaping in cars with children on Five Live (~8.15am).

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🚭The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will begin Report Stage on the 24th Feb.

📢 Last year, 1200 public health professionals shared their support for the Bill and urged faster progress. We are pleased that the Govt listened and the Bill is now moving much more quickly. 🎉

Now let’s get the Bill passed! 💪

🎗️Today is World Cancer Day.

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of cancer.

Today’s National Cancer Plan reinforces the Government’s commitment to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and the smokefree generation policy that will ensure our children do not grow up with the cancers caused by smoking.

Tobacco industry telling the Dutch government one thing and the British government another - living up to our low expectations as ever... @wdekanter.bsky.social

Why do people support the health policies they do? Great read.

Photo featuring the end of a tall buildings with a mural of a young white girl in a striped dress holding a watering can high as if watering a real tree which grows by the building

Natalie Rak, also known as Rak, is a Poland based street artist #WomensArt

Experts issue warning after study's grim discovery on cigarette filters: 'In the interests of public health' Researchers argue that cigarette filters originated simply as a marketing ploy and may actually do more harm than good.

📊 ASH data shows that only 25% of adults know the truth about cigarette filters – that they provide no health benefit to people who smoke

As our CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social says, filters are a “marketing con to keep people smoking, protecting tobacco industry profits” 🚬

Hazel Cheeseman and Sarah Milne in front of stand promoting quit campaign in a shopping centre

Great to join the South East Tobacco Alliance as their roadshow visited Surrey. Their region-wide campaign is telling smokers about the mental health benefits of quitting and busting the myths that smoking improves mental health. Lots more to come in the next few weeks

Retailers have no need to fear new tobacco laws The brilliance of the 'smoke-free generation' policy lies in how gradual it is - the change is seismic but the transition is slow, says Hazel Cheeseman, CEO at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

2️⃣ASH's Chief Executive @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social’s opinion piece in the Grocer shares the opportunities that the smokefree generation presents to retailers, both for their business and community 🚭

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