Submitted by Lynsey Wallace on Thursday 21st March 2024
Published on Thursday 25th April 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Friday 25th October 2024
Current Signatures: 24
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Ban smoking in public outdoor green spaces and outdoor communal areas
We propose that the Government make it illegal for people to smoke in outdoor green spaces, and all outdoor communal areas like bus stops. We want to prevent non-smokers being subject to passive smoking whilst trying to enjoy fresh air in public parks and other communal spaces.
Some countries, like Singapore, have smoke-free legislation for outdoor communal areas - with designated smoking zones provided to non-smokers.
Non-smokers (in particular children and pregnant women) should not have to encounter secondary smoke when out for a walk/playing in the park/having a picnic. Passive smoking can be detrimental, and yet there is almost no protection from it in outdoor spaces. Making smoking more inconvenient could also help people decide to quit.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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