§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in view of the danger to a child's health caused by passive smoking, they will introduce legislation to make it illegal for an adult to take a child under 10 years into a public house. [HL185]
§ Baroness Jay of PaddingtonChildren under 14 are already prohibited from the bar area of public houses, unless a children's certificate is in force. Certificates are granted by licensing justices, who must satisfy themselves that the premises are a suitable environment for under-14s to be present. The Government will address passive smoking in its forthcoming White Paper on tobacco.