Surely it’s time to stop attractive, branded cigarettes.  This is something I will be trying to do when we revise the Tobacco Products Directive.

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Today it was revealed that lung cancer cases continue to rise amongst women. Sadly, I was not surprised to hear this news. Tobacco is responsible for the vast majority of lung cancers, and the marketing of cigarettes and tobacco …

Plain packaging for cigarettes could soon become a reality, a high level conference in Brussels this Wednesday will be told.

East Midlands MEP Glenis Willmott has joined forces with MEPs from Germany, Sweden and Bulgaria, representing a range of political …

Glenis Willmott, Labour’s Leader in Europe and MEP for the East Midlands, questions acting Danish Health Minister, Pia Olsen Dyhr, in the European Parliament on the Danish Presidency’s plans for the EU Health for Growth programme, diabetes and tobacco. 

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If you said COPD to most people they wouldn’t know what you were talking about. But the sad fact is that COPD is something which, by 2030, will be the third biggest killer worldwide. COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, …

This week the Australian Senate delayed a vote on standardised packaging for cigarettes after intense pressure from tobacco lobbyists.   The EU, too, should be considering proposals on plain packaging but it’s the same story; extreme pressure from the pro-tobacco …

Next week the UN will hold a summit on Non Communicable Diseases, which include cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes, and which are all on the rise.  In preparation of this meeting I have been working on a European Parliament …