Smoking ban proposed for England
The White Paper on Public Health plans to make most enclosed public areas, including offices and factories, smoke-free.
Only private clubs, where members voted to allow smoking, and pubs which do not serve prepared food would be exempt.
The White Paper also covers obesity, drinking and sexual and mental health.
The proposals for a smoking ban go further than had been expected. They mean that up to 90% of bars could be smoke-free within a few years.
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has signalled that similar measures will be adopted in Wales.
But some opponents of smoking are disappointed that they stop short of an outright ban, while pro-smokers have attacked "an attempt to demonise smokers".
The White Paper on Public Health plans to make most enclosed public areas, including offices and factories, smoke-free.
Only private clubs, where members voted to allow smoking, and pubs which do not serve prepared food would be exempt.
The White Paper also covers obesity, drinking and sexual and mental health.
The proposals for a smoking ban go further than had been expected. They mean that up to 90% of bars could be smoke-free within a few years.
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has signalled that similar measures will be adopted in Wales.
But some opponents of smoking are disappointed that they stop short of an outright ban, while pro-smokers have attacked "an attempt to demonise smokers".
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