Motion · S4M-16010 · 21 Mar 2016
10 Years of the Smoking Ban
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the 10th anniversary of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places in Scotland; considers that Scotland is at the forefront of the fight against passive smoking; hails what it sees as the immediate positive impact that the ban had on health in Scotland, with a 17% drop in hospital admissions for heart attacks in the first year after the legislation was introduced and a reduction in childhood asthma admissions of 18% per year as compared with a 5% increase per year in the years preceding the ban; recognises the continuing work that needs to be done to create a tobacco-free generation in Scotland by the Scottish Government’s target date of 2034, and congratulates ASH Scotland and all other organisations that are working to achieve this goal.
Supporters (18)
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 21 Mar 2016
- Bill Kidd 21 Mar 2016
- Gordon MacDonald 21 Mar 2016
- Hanzala Malik 21 Mar 2016
- John Mason 21 Mar 2016
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 21 Mar 2016
- Anne McTaggart 21 Mar 2016
- George Adam Scottish National Party 22 Mar 2016
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 22 Mar 2016
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 22 Mar 2016
- Nigel Don 22 Mar 2016
- Christine Grahame 22 Mar 2016
- Adam Ingram 22 Mar 2016
- Angus MacDonald 22 Mar 2016
- Gil Paterson 22 Mar 2016
- Dr Richard Simpson 22 Mar 2016
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 22 Mar 2016
- John Finnie 23 Mar 2016
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.