Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Make Smoking Illegal In All Public Places

Closed 85 signatures

What the petition asks

Smoking is already illegal in workplaces and enclosed public spaces, but this should be extended to all public places. Although taxes on cigarettes provide valuable public funding, people die every day of secondary smoking This is why I am asking the government to ban smoking in all public places.
My grandfather died of lung cancer. He did not smoke, but he worked with a smoker; he essentially died from secondary smoking. When I leave my house I find people leaning against my home, smoking. You may think there is nothing wrong with that, but by smoking near others, they are forcing us to smoke, as inhaling smoke has similar effects as smoking. This is unacceptable. So I ask the government to make it illegal to smoke in all public places.

Timeline

15 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 85
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 15 Jan 2021
Closed 15 Jul 2021

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