Pubs hit out at UK plans to BAN SMOKING in outdoor areas

pubs hit out at UK plans to ban smoking in outdoor areas ministers look at extending restrictions to areas including restaurant Terraces and children's playgrounds please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of Articles copying articles to share with others is a breach of ft.com tncs and copyright policy email licensing at ft.com to buy additional rights subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service more information can be found at httpswww ftour httpswww ft.com content f2500 z12- a509 fb3 eb3 E-1 12497 f76 f163 minister are considering extending UK's smoking restrictions to outdoor areas including Pub Gardens restaurant Terraces and children's playgrounds the proposals have been drawn up for consideration as part of a tobacco and Vapes bill that the new labor government promised to bring forward in The King's Speech last month the legislation will take forward former prime minister rishy sunak Flagship policy to Outlaw the sale of cigarettes for children born on or after January 1st 2009 and will impose limits on the sale and marketing of Vapes while Public Health experts have long called for tougher laws on cigarettes industry groups and conservative politicians warned on Thursday that any moves to ban smoking and outdoor Hospitality settings would harm businesses and cause job losses sir Kier starmer stressed the need to get the balance right when asked whether new restrictions to reduce smoking would break his post-election promise for politics To Tread more lightly on people's lives he said it is important to get the balance right but everybody watching this who uses the NHS will know that it's on its knees we have to relieve the burden and that's why I spoke before the election about moving to a preventative model when it comes to health the current indoor smoking band could be extended to areas including outdoor sports stadiums smaller Parks Pavements outside hospitals and universities and open air spaces at nightclubs according to documents seen by the Sun newspaper Kate Nichols chief executive of UK Hospitality set a ban on smoking and outdoor spaces would cause serious economic harm to hospitality venues she referred to significant Pub closures seen after the indoor smoking ban was introduced to see the potential impact it could have Nichols added that many venues had invested in outdoor spaces in good faith in the wake of the co9 pandemic and continue to face Financial challenges the last Labor government outlawed smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces across the UK in 2007 how however James bear chief executive of Amber taverns said he did not expect Labor's plans to have the same impact on pubs as the 2007 ban as smoking rates have fallen in the years since and would continue to decline Michael kill chief executive of the nighttime Industries Association said reports of the plans had caused concern across the sector adding are we on the brink of becoming a nanny State please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of Articles copying articles to share with others is a breach of ft.com Tes and copyright policy email licensing at ft.com to buy additional rights subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month using the gift article service more information can be found at httpswww FT com/ tour https SL www ft.com content 250012 a 9-4 B3 e- B3 E-1 12497 f76 f163 meanwhile conservative leadership contenders Robert jenrich and priy Patel on Thursday hit out against the nanny State idea of extending the smoking ban Health campaigners welcome The Proposal Penelope to BMA Public Health Medicine committee chair said it was important to understand that smoking and the harms it causes disproportionately affect those who are less well off any new legislation must be uk-wide work to mitigate any negative impacts on the hospitality industry and include adequate and sustained local public health funding including for smoking cessation Services which had been decimated over the last 10 years she added Deborah arnet chief executive of action on smoking and health Ash said the charity would support the inclusion of powers to extend smokefree laws Outdoors subject to consultation she said the government appeared to be catching up with what the public expects and that's not to have to breathe in tobacco smoke in places like children's play areas and seating areas outside pubs restaurants and cafes

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