Petition · past parliament
Ban smoking in public areas for the benefit of children and pregnant women.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Most people will agree that inhaling the poison in cigarettes should be optional. Yet we still have to breathe it in when simply walking in public. If you don't want to breathe in the health damaging smoke of passers by then sign this petition to get a government ban on smoking in public spaces.
Smoking and passive smoking has serious health risks. We should all be allowed to choose whether we want to be subjected to those risks.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 20 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.