Petition · past parliament
Ban Smoking in Public
Closed
48 signatures
What the petition asks
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.
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
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/smoking-and-cancer/what-is-passive-smoking
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
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/smoking-and-cancer/what-is-passive-smoking
Timeline
| 14 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
48
Status
Closed
Opened
14 May 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.