Petition · past parliament
Make smoking in and near children's parks and playgrounds against the law.
Closed
3,364 signatures
What the petition asks
Yesterday a woman asked if it would bother me if she smoked in the playground while on the seesaw with her young daughter. When I said it would bother me, she told me that my one year old son would turn out to be "arrogant" and smoked anyway. Secondhand smoke, even outside, is dangerous for kids.
Secondhand smoke has around 4000 chemicals, 50 of which cause cancer, and many others which are very dangerous, especially for children and pregnant women. Thirdhand smoke is the smoke that is leftover as residue on surfaces. If, for example, someone is smoking on a seesaw, the dangerous chemicals from that smoke will then be touched and possibly ingested by the children who will next use that playground equipment. Dogs are banned from kids' parks. Smoke should also be banned in and near them.
Timeline
| 1 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jan 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,364
Status
Closed
Opened
1 Jul 2016
Closed
1 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.