*S4M-04716 Dennis Robertson: Congratulations to CVS Aberdeenshire Central and South—That the Parliament congratulates CVS Aberdeenshire Central and South on receiving an Awards for All grant of £4,400 from the Big Lottery Fund; understands that the grant will be used to support an existing smoking cessation pilot project by training volunteer ex-smokers to befriend smokers and encourage them to participate in local alternative activities groups; considers that CVS Aberdeenshire Central and South received this award as it will help people to have better life chances and make communities healthier, and thanks it for the work that it does.Smoking cessation would seem (officially) to be a national obsession, but do we see a return on increasing levels of resources committed to smoking cessation?
I have recently put a FOI request to the Scottish Government on the amount of money spent since 1999 on smoking cessation. The response is due by next Friday. I'll report it here.
