Would you support a smoking ban in areas outside pubs and restaurants - poll
Are calls for a ban on smoking in designated outdoor eating and drinking areas around the country a sensible move - or bad for business?
Ministers are being urged to clamp down on people lighting up in seating areas outside pubs and restaurants, with councillors at more than a dozen authorities demanding the drastic move in a bid to help people quit smoking.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay and Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove have come under pressure to consider the move after councillors representing 16 London authorities penned a letter urging them to introduce the new rule, the Sun reported.
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The ban would be introduced as an amendment to the Levelling Up Bill, tabled by Lord Young of Cookham. “There is a clear consensus among the public that outdoor eating and drinking areas should be free from cigarette smoke," he told the newspaper. “This is also much more practical for businesses and councils who want clear rules that are straightforward to communicate. A national smoke-free pavement licence condition would protect public health, particularly child health, while cutting red tape for councils.”
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Some 62 per cent of the public support making outdoor seating areas of all restaurants, pubs and cafes smoke-free, according to polling published last year by campaign group Action on Smoking and Health. A ban on smoking in enclosed public places was introduced in England in 2007.
A Government-commissioned review last year recommended a ban on smoking outside any premises that sell food and drink to ensure hospitality is smoke-free.
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