Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Make it illegal for people to Smoke/Vape in a queue during the Covid19 outbreak.

Closed 33 signatures

What the petition asks

During this difficult time when people are so worried about the spread of Covid-19 it should be illegal for people to smoke or Vape whilst in or around queues for shops as having to breathe in 2nd hand smoke / vapor that has been in someone else's lungs is both disgusting and worrying
I don't know if the virus can be transmitted through smoke or vapour but the fact that someone who could be infected could be breathing in the smoke/vapour and then blowing it out into a line of other people who then have no choice to breathe it in is both irresponsible and dangerous. I think it should be made illegal to prevent the possible effects and to help those queueing not be unnecessarily scared by it.

Timeline

22 Jul 2020 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jan 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 33
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 22 Jul 2020
Closed 22 Jan 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.