13/10/2009
Sending vending machines to the
scrapheap
will save lives
At the last minute, the UK Government has accepted
the case for a full ban on cigarette
vending machines in England, Wales and Northern
Ireland¹.
This has now been passed by MPs as
part of the Health Bill.
In response Peter
Hollins, Chief Executive at the British Heart Foundation,
said...
"This is a victory
for BHF campaigners who have argued so passionately that these
machines must go to protect children's future heart health.
"Consigning vending machines to the
scrapheap will cut off an easy supply of cigarettes to
children.
"This policy must be carried out
across the UK as soon as possible to stop the all-too-easy gateway
to a lifetime addiction to cigarettes.
"The Government has made another
brave move in the fight against ill health caused by tobacco.
"We look forward to all parties
backing a new tobacco control strategy to help keep the
Government's foot on the pedal on this crucial agenda."
Read
more about our campaign to get cigarette machines banned in
pubs
For more information please contact
the BHF press office on 020 7554 0164 or
07764 290381 (out of hours) or email
newsdesk@bhf.org.uk
¹ The Bill will now provide the devolved legislatures of Wales
and Northern Ireland the powers to debate the provisions on
cigarette vending machines.
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