Rejected petition Have designated smoking areas in pub gardens and ban smoking at tables

A risk factor for triggering asthma is inhaled substances provoking irritation to the airways. Due to this sitting in a beer garden where smoking is common is dangerous for asthmatic people. Therefore by having a separate area for smoking it would mean the beer garden is a safer space.

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The UK has one of the worst asthma death rates in Europe, with the rate of people dying from an asthma attack increasing by more than 20% in five years.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions about whether to have a designated smoking area is a matter for individual hospitality venues, not the Government or House of Commons.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Make Smoking Illegal In All Public Places: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566345

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 1 May 2021
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