To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on the banning of smoking in cars and other vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
Answered on
10 September 2014
We want to protect children from the harms associated with secondhand smoke and the Government will proceed with the introduction of regulations to end smoking in private vehicles carrying children in England.
The consultation Smoking in private vehicles carrying children - consultation on proposed regulations to be made under the Children and Families Act 2014 closed on 27 August 2014. We are now considering all responses carefully and will make a decision on the content of the regulations. A summary report will be published in due course.