Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Flynn (Labour), on Wednesday, 10 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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SMOKELESS TOBACCO(2)

That this House welcomes the confirmation from Cancer Research UK Action on Smoking and Health and the Royal College of Physicians that some forms of smokeless tobacco are between 500 and 1,000 times less hazardous than smoking tobacco; agrees with the conclusion that, if Britain followed the Swedish pattern of smokeless tobacco use, tobacco-related deaths among men would be cut by 44,000 a year; and urges the Government to end the ban on the sale of snus which will allow inveterate smokers access to a safer alternative that would add several years to their life expectancies.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

261 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Death Cancer Health hazards Tobacco Smoking Sweden Snuff

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk