Written questions

Smoking: Nightclubs and Public Houses

Commons · Question 16847 · Tabled 28 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) Ministers, (b) officials and (c) special advisers from his Department have had discussions with the Mayor of London on smoking outside (i) nightclubs and (ii) pubs since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 5 Dec 2024

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced to Parliament on 5 November 2024, and passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 25 November 2024. The bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable death...