§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on(a) the effectiveness of his Department's no-smoking policy and (b) the proportion of his Department's offices that do not allow smoking. [125156]
§ Mr. BlunkettThe Department for Education and Employment restricts smoking to designated areas. This effectively provides a non-smoking working environment for staff. All DfEE Headquarter buildings restrict smoking in this way.