Sentences with phrase «of plain packaging for cigarettes»

The UK parliament has voted overwhelmingly to support the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes and other tobacco products — and the Public Health Minister announced that she hoped to publish draft regulations for consultation before the end of April.

Groups supporting the rights of people to smoke have started a «coalition of the sane», as they try to prevent the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes.

The implementation of plain packaging for cigarette packs in the United Kingdom exactly one year ago was a huge step backwards for the country that historically has pioneered trade mark usage rights.

Not exact matches

Which is why Lynton Crosby, who is a tobacco lobbyist, got into the headlines when the coalition government decided to drop its plans for plain packaging of cigarettes.

Many fail to realise that the UK has driven multiple progressive policies aimed at improving the health of the population, whether plain packaging for cigarettes, minimum pricing units for alcohol, or the most recent sugar tax.

Some suspect him of being behind last week's decision by the government to shelve its plans to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.

Campaigners are suspicious of his possible influence in the coalition's decision to omit a bill introducing plain packaging for all cigarettes in today's Queen's Speech.

Proposals to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes and moves to introduce a point - of - display ban have been unveiled on No Smoking Day.

The party supports plain packaging for cigarettes, though MPs have already voted in favour of this, and the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have all passed legislative consent motions to apply the changes.

Andrew Lansley is edging towards plain cigarette packaging to de-glamourise them, but he has also resisted the traffic light method of labelling unhealthy food for busy mums.

If the prospect of a personal injury claim against an e-cigarette manufacturer seems too remote a prospect at present, it is perhaps more certain that «big tobacco» will be back in court over the next 12 months, with BAT promising to resist any legislation for plain packaging of conventional cigarettes, and to counter moves to more closely regulate e-cigarette marketing.

Meanwhile, following the conclusion of an inquiry led by Sir Cyril Chantler, the government is under renewed pressure to legislate for plain packaging for old style cigarettes.

New research suggests that the 2012 introduction of plain packaging and larger pictorial health warnings on cigarette and tobacco packs is proving useful for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isl... Read more