Wes Streeting said the hospitality industry has “taken a real battering in recent years” and it is not “the right time” to ban smoking outside pubs, as was reported earlier this year. He said, however, that smoking and vaping could be banned in other public places in England under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, being introduced to Parliament on Tuesday. Health Secretary Wes Streeting outlined plans to limit vaping (Lucy North/PA)Mr Streeting told LBC Radio the Bill will help “clamp down on the scourge of youth vaping”. He said: “We’re also proposing to regulate vapes – vaping outside schools and playgrounds – as part of a wider package to clamp down on the scourge of youth vaping, which will include licensing for retailers, enforcement and also clamping down on the marketing and vaping and advertising and packaging and flavours of vapes to kids. He said the “concentrations of toxic chemicals” from tobacco could be high even when outside or in covered outdoor areas.

Source: The Herald November 05, 2024 15:15 UTC