A report commissioned by Forest claims that the UK tobacco control industry receives the vast majority of its funding from public money.
Much of this money is then used to influence government to spend more public money on tobacco control measures, Forest claims.
Forest director Simon Clark said: ‘Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has pledged to stop local authorities and quangos employing external consultants to assist with their lobbying activities.
‘If the Government is to be consistent it should stop funding tobacco control quangos and anti-smoking groups such as ASH who shamelessly use
public money to lobby government.’
Much of this money is then used to influence government to spend more public money on tobacco control measures, Forest claims.
Forest director Simon Clark said: ‘Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has pledged to stop local authorities and quangos employing external consultants to assist with their lobbying activities.
‘If the Government is to be consistent it should stop funding tobacco control quangos and anti-smoking groups such as ASH who shamelessly use
public money to lobby government.’
