SFP – 40

Sub Committees on The Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Response from Gemma Francis

If an actor needs a toxic stick containing over 4000 chemicals to enhance his or her performance or dramatise a scene, I suggest you employ another actor.

The ethical dilemma is outweighed by the duty to protect employees and not promote the highly addictive, organ restricting, cancer producing and monetary fleecing act of smoking.

I run clinics to help people to stop smoking. Only  30-40% of clients manage to quit with behavioural support and medication. Please don't underestimate how addictive nicotine is and how harmful cigarettes are to smokers and passive smokers health. Please don't argue the financial factor- health comes before money.

Don't make the Tobacco industry more powerful and rich than they already are.

Regards Gemma Francis