SMOKING outside pubs and restaurants could be banned due to second-hand smoke. Ministers will today face furious demands to stop outdoor smoking as the country begins to spend more time at venues o…
reports a new paper backed by health campaigners and peers has warned following the European-style “cafe culture” must not come at the expense of the nation’s health.
“However, with pavement licences being introduced to help support our hospitality industry as we relax lockdown, the Government should not allow this to become an excuse for increasing smoking in public places. The former Tory Cabinet minister Lord Young claimed he was worried about the impact of outdoor smoking on staff.
The paper was backed by health campaigners, who warned the pandemic was no excuse to let second-hand smoke slide.Restaurants and bars are back open after three months shutsaid: “The pandemic has changed the way we live and most of us are spending more time outside. But being stuck in a queue or outside a café, escaping second hand smoke isn’t an easy option anymore.
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