pressure groups Flashcards
(11 cards)
who set up the British lung foundation
sir Malcom green
what happened to instigate the BLF
research into lungs was underfunded and under appreciated and lung diseases were poorly understood
why is BLF needed
to campaign for positive change in the UK’s lung health
what law has been introduced to stop smoking in cars with people under the age 18
children and families act 2014 as 430,000 children were introduced to second hand smoking a week
how many signatures did the petition for this act for BLF get
50,000
who started the snowdrop campaign
ann parson, Jacqueline Walsh and rosemary hunter
why was the snowdrop campaign instigated
16 children and their teacher were killed at dunblane primary school in a shooting
why is the snowdrop campaign needed
so nobody can possess a private handgun
how many signatures did the snowdrop petition get
750,000
what act did the snowdrop campaign lead to
firearm amendment act 1997
what did the firearm act do
provides for the categorisation of large calibre handguns as prohibited firearms under Section 5 of the 1968 Firearms Act
