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
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This bill would ban smoking in private cars whenever children are present, by amending the Health Act 2006. It aims to protect children from the harms of secondhand smoke in vehicles and creates a legal rule for private vehicle occupants when a child is in the car.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Lords and has not yet reached committee stage or progressed to the other House.
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25 Jan 2012
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.
