This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Petition Ban Smoking in Public
When people smoke, most of the smoke doesn't go into their lungs, it goes into the air around them anyone nearby can breathe it in. Secondhand smoke is dangerous.
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The evidence around the harmful impacts of smoking and passive smoking is endless, but here are some examples.
https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/stopping-smoking/reasons-to-stop/second-hand-smoke
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/tobacco-and-cancer/secondhand-smoke.html
This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website