“of 96,515 submissions to the Department of Health consultation [on tobacco displays], 49,507 came from something called Smokefree North West and a further 8,128 from Smokefree North East.”
So what is this something?
… Smokefree Northwest is led by the Department of Health’s Regional Tobacco Policy Manager based at Government Office for the North West at Piccadilly, Manchester
… There are five strands to Smokefree Northwest’s work in 08/09:
4. National and regional advocacy activities for tobacco control, with a focus
on influencing the expected National Tobacco Control strategy
… On November 2nd, 2007, Smoke Free North West held a summit where North West leaders signed up to a bold vision to achieve a tobacco free region
… A £1.8m programme to support tobacco control is now under way in the North West during 2008 and 2009.
Something a bit circular here?
