Correspondence

Letters to the tobacco industry

Letters to the tobacco industry about smoking related litter.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 14 August 2020
• Last updated: 3 October 2025
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  1. 3 October 2025

     Added a letter to Imperial Brands, dated 17 September 2025.

  2. 5 July 2023

     Added 2 letters to the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association. One dated 12 April 2023 and the other dated 20 June 2023.

  3. 4 November 2021

     Uploaded a letter from Rebecca Pow MP to the Director of the Tobacco Manufacturers Association sent on 5 May 2021.

  4. 14 August 2020

     First published.

Documents

17 September 2025: letter to Imperial Brands

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20 June 2023: letter to Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association

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12 April 2023: letter to Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association

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5 May 2021: letter to the Tobacco Manufacturers Association

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3 August 2020: Letter to Philip Morris Limited

PDF, 97 KB, 1 page

20 July 2020: Letter to Tobacco Manufacturers Association

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20 July 2020: Letter to JTI

PDF, 119 KB, 1 page

Details

Letters from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the tobacco industry regarding smoking related litter.