Question follow-through · 8699
Smoking: Public Places
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with local authorities on the potential impact of the proposed outdoor smoking ban on local businesses.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 11 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 17 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with local authorities on the potential impact of the proposed outdoor smoking ban on local businesses.
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation. The bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, re...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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