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Motion · S5M-21792 · 19 May 2020

World No Tobacco Day 2020

Lodged by Alexander Stewart Standard Motion 28 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament shows its support for World No Tobacco Day 2020, a World Health Organization (WHO) campaign that takes place on 31 May annually, with the theme of protecting youth from tobacco industry manipulation and tobacco and nicotine use; notes that tobacco use is estimated to kill eight million people globally each year and that around 9,000 of those deaths occur in Scotland; further notes the comments by WHO that “for decades, the tobacco industry has deliberately employed strategic, aggressive and well-resourced tactics to attract youth to tobacco and nicotine products”; encourages those wishing to stop smoking to mark World No Tobacco Day by getting started on their quit journey; welcomes the work that ASH Scotland is doing to raise awareness of World No Tobacco Day, along with the ongoing work of the British Lung Foundation, and applauds WHO's campaign in Scotland.

Supporters (28)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.