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The bill was supported by health organisations, [16] including Cancer Research UK, Action on Smoking and Health and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. [17] In an August 2024 YouGov poll, 61% of UK adults supported the efforts to phase out smoking by banning it for people born after 1 January 2009, while 27% opposed it. 81% supported ...
In 2012, it was reported that "Five years after the introduction of the smoking ban in England, almost seven out of 10 licensees want the legislation amended to allow for separate smoking rooms in pubs". [36] A 2017 YouGov survey indicated growing support for the smoking ban, up to 83% from the 2007 figure of 78%. The ban was proving more ...
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes passed its first parliamentary vote on Tuesday, although dozens of his own ...
Britain's King Charles III has confirmed plans are in the works on a bill that would ban anyone born in 2009 or later from ever being able to buy cigarettes. ... Smoking on TV shows and social ...
Stubbed out cigarette butts on December 7, 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Credit - Mike Kemp–Getty Images. T he U.K. House of Commons voted Tuesday to advance the “Tobacco and Vapes Bill ...
The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world. Authorities say it will create modern Britain’s “first smoke-free generation.”
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The British government will introduce a bill in parliament on Wednesday to fulfill its promise to phase out smoking among young people by banning tobacco sales for future generations. The ...