This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Ban smoking on the streets of London
This petition requests that smoking is banned on the streets of London to protect those who do not smoke from unwelcome secondhand smoke.
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Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, irritants and toxins. Frequent exposure to smoke increases the risk of lung cancer, stroke, heart attack, chest pain, and heart failure and is associated with early arterial damage in healthy young adults.
Average outdoor tobacco smoke exposure level for a non-smoking individual increases by around 30% for every active smoker within 1 meter of them. Peak and average outdoor smoke levels near active smokers rival indoor smoke concentrations.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We think that this is a matter which is within the responsibility of the Mayor of London and London boroughs. Both have powers to make byelaws to prohibit smoking in certain public spaces.
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