Plain Packaging Opposition in Scotland

Background

In September 2013, the Scottish Government announced that it would press ahead with plans to introduce Plain Packaging, with a public consultation in 2014 and then potentially to introduce legislation later that year or 2015.
At the time, the then Scottish Minister for Public Health, Michael Matheson, said: “The evidence is clear, plain packaging is an effective way to prevent the uptake of smoking among young people which is key to achieving our vision.”¹
The tobacco industry response against the Scottish Government has mirrored its tactics in England and Australia:

* Scotland Plain Packaging: Scaremongering over Illicit Tobacco

* Scotland Plain Packaging: Legal Threats

* Will O’Reilly

More Information on Plain Packaging

Rest of United Kingdom

* Plain Packaging in the UK

* Plain Packaging Opposition in the UK: 2012 Consultation

Australia

* Plain Packaging in Australia

* Australia: Funding Think Tanks and Hiring Independent Experts

* Australia: Smuggling and illicit trade threats

International

* BAT Funded Lobbying Against Plain Packaging