National No Smoking Day

The motion

That the Parliament supports the annual National No Smoking Day on 14 March 2012, when over one million smokers are expected to "Take the Leap" and make a quit smoking attempt; highlights the national focus of the day, which aims to promote and publicise cessation services, raise awareness of health complications associated with smoking and encourage all smokers of all ages to quit their damaging habit; acknowledges that cessation services across Scotland are participating, including NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Fresh Air-shire campaign, which offers group or individual stop smoking support to smokers by providing access to therapies, such as nicotine replacement therapy, a treatment that suppresses nicotine withdrawal symptoms and reduces the risk of relapse, and stop smoking aids, including Zyban and Champix; understands the severe health risks associated with smoking, whereby about one third of all cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking, and recognises the significant health advantages of quitting the habit, whereby the risk of having a heart attack is halved within five years of quitting smoking, and considers that the success of the day will aid Scotland in its campaign to reduce the number of smokers.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 20 Lab 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-02183 by reference.