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<p>The Government has made no specific assessment of the UK tobacco industry’s contribution
to tackling smoking-related litter. The most recent National Litter Survey for England
found that 79% of sites surveyed had smoking-related litter present in 2017-18. In
the same year, local authorities in England spent £663 million or £28 per household
to keep our streets clean, though this does not include spending by other relevant
bodies and it is not currently possible to specify how much of this figure is attributable
to smoking-related litter.</p><p>We would like to see the tobacco industry delivering
on the commitment given by the Tobacco Manufacturer’s Association (TMA) to tackle
the litter created by its products and their users, but this must be achieved without
breaching the UK’s international obligations.</p><p>The tobacco industry has not made,
or been invited to make, any financial contribution towards delivery of the “Keep
It, Bin It” anti-litter campaign. Ministers have met twice with the TMA in the last
three years, but the Government has not held discussions with any individual tobacco
companies about smoking-related litter.</p>
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