§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on(a) the effectiveness of her Department's no-smoking policy and (b) the proportion of her Department's offices that do not allow smoking. [125161]
§ Mr. FoulkesOur smoking policy, which allows smoking in designated areas only, has been very effective. We have two offices in London and East Kilbride where smoking is permitted only in five designated areas which account for between 1 per cent. and 2 per cent. of the total available space.