Smoking ban in beer gardens is blocked by the Government
- The Government rejected plans to extend the smoking ban to outdoor areas
- It comes ten years after after smoking was made illegal inside public buildings
- The call for the outdoor ban was first made by Haringey council in North London
- Government condemned ‘labour’s municipal killjoys’ for making the proposal
Kelly Mclaughlin For Mailonline
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A smoking ban in beer gardens and al-fresco dining areas has been blocked by the Government after ministers claimed it could lead to pub closures.
The ban extension, supported by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, was part of a proposal in a list of demands made by councils and health authorities.
It comes ten years after after smoking was made illegal inside pubs, clubs and other public buildings.
The Government rejected plans to extend the ban to outdoor dining and drinking areas, condemning ‘labour’s municipal killjoys’ for making the proposal.
The Government rejected plans to extend the ban to outdoor dining and drinking areas, condemning ‘labour’s municipal killjoys’ for making the proposal.
The call for an outdoor ban was initially made by Haringey council in North London, which noted that the ban has been implemented in Canada and parts of South Australia.
The idea, which was previously backed by medical experts, was supported by eight in ten people, a poll suggested.
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Marcus Jones, a minister for local government, told The Telegraph: ‘We already knew that Labour councils charge higher council taxes and levy more red tape.
‘Now Labour’s municipal killjoys have been caught with a smoking gun, trying to ban adults enjoying their local pub garden. If implemented, these ill-founded proposals would lead to massive pub closures.’
The call for an outdoor ban was initially made by Haringey council in North London, which noted that the ban has been implemented in Canada and parts of South Australia
The Royal Society for Public Health previously called for ‘exclusion zones’ near pubs, parks and school entrances.
The society said in 2015 that reducing the ‘convenience’ of smoking will prompt more people to give up.
Instead, they should be encouraged to switch to safer sources of nicotine such as e-cigarettes.
The organisation, which represents more than 6,000 public health professionals, also called for doctors to work harder to promote e-cigarettes, nicotine patches, gum and lozenges.
And it called for e-cigarettes to be renamed ‘nicotine sticks’ or ‘vapourisers’ to distance the technology from tobacco.
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