PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS: Smoking (7 November 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit smoking on the grounds of hospitals, health centres and other NHS buildings in England.
Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)
Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)
Answer
The Department supports the implementation of smokefree policies across all hospitals in England. The Government published the Tobacco Control Plan on 18 July 2017, which outlines the ambition of achieving a smokefree National Health Service estate by 2020. There are no plans for new legislation.
Answered by:
Steve Brine (Conservative)
13 November 2017
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