Welsh government bans smoking in cars with little one passengers

The Welsh government says Wales is the very first nation in the United kingdom to tackle the problem of smoking in cars when children are existing. Photograph: Alamy

A ban on smoking in automobiles when young children are current is to be introduced by the Welsh government, 1st minister, Carwyn Jones, announced on Tuesday. The government in Cardiff stated a consultation on what it called a “landmark proposal” will be introduced shortly.

Two years in the past the Labour-run government launched its Fresh Start off Wales campaign to try to persuade men and women from smoking in private automobiles when young children were current.

It is claiming some accomplishment with new study concluding that the quantity of people who do not let smoking in their principal car has enhanced, from 71% in September 2011 to 76% in November 2013.

The analysis identified that the quantity of children who said that smoking was permitted in the family auto when they have been in it had halved to all around ten%.

But Jones explained: “We created clear during that campaign we would think about the probability of legislation when proof of prevalence of smoking in cars carrying kids in Wales is offered.

“Although I welcome the fact the variety of kids being exposed to smoking in vehicles has declined, a sizeable minority of young people are still being exposed and grownups carry on to smoke in their cars when children are existing.”

He additional: “We will press ahead with ideas to ban individuals smoking in autos carrying children.”

The government says Wales was the first nation in the United kingdom to tackle the situation of smoking in vehicles when young children are present.

Legislation on banning smoking is a devolved matter and new laws would apply only to Wales. But the Cardiff administration mentioned it was liaising with the division of overall health in England to coordinate the two government’s approaches. In England, MPs voted earlier this 12 months to ban the practice.

Welsh government bans smoking in cars with little one passengers