Smoking in public places

Media Statement:

• A ban on smoking in the workplace, in enclosed and “substantially” enclosed public places was introduced in England on 1 July 2007; Northern Ireland on 30 April 2007; Wales on 2 April 2007; and, Scotland on 26 March 2006.
• 21% of the adult population chooses to smoke cigarettes or handrolling tobacco.
• The TMA are not opposed to restrictions on smoking in public places. Smokers should have available to them places where they may smoke but without inconveniencing others and, conversely, non-smokers should have access to smoke-free areas. The TMA believes there is an economic case for potential exemptions in order to achieve a more equitable approach to public place smoking, as evidence shows in the majority of EU Member States who have achieved this. We hope that the UK Government will do the same when the Health Act is formally reviewed in Autumn 2010.

TMA supports new e-petition
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Three years on – industry calls time on a complete smoking ban
Thursday, July 1, 2010

Two years on from the smoking ban – TMA calls for review of smoking provisions
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

One year on from the smoking ban – TMA calls for review of smoking provisions
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Response to the Smoking Ban in England
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Scottish opinion hardens against extending smoking ban to other areas
Monday, March 26, 2007

TMA comment on the Smoke-free Regulations – the public don’t want a total ban
Tuesday, July 18, 2006

House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Report on the Government’s Policy on Risk
Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Smoking ban could extend to private homes and cars, warn peers
Friday, April 21, 2006

Freedom of Choice Denied
Wednesday, February 15, 2006