This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Petition Turn smoking on hospital grounds into a criminal offence.
All hospitals in Engalnd are supposed to be smoke free, however there are no enforceable penalties for breaching this request. By criminalising this act, the cases if smoking on hospital grounds will reduce, which will benefit ill or recovering patients.
This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website