A Bill to amend the Health Act 2006 to make provision for a ban on smoking in private vehicles where there are children present.
House of Lords
2 May 2012
The Smoke-free Private Vehicles Bill [HL] would amend the Health Act 2006 to ban smoking in private cars when a child is present. It aims to protect children from secondhand smoke during journeys in private vehicles, with the exact rules and penalties set out in the bill as it progresses through Parliament.
The bill is currently at the Lords' second reading. If it progresses, it will move to committee stage in the Lords for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 25 January. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
The 2010-12 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
