§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [125159]
§ Mr. Morley(a) The MAFF Smoking at Work policy has been in force since January 1994. Indications are that the policy has been successful. Support in the form of courses, videos and other material are available to staff who wish to stop smoking but, to date, no-one has taken advantage of this.
(b) The Department's policy covers all offices throughout the estate. Suitably equipped, ventilated, smoking rooms are provided at all major sites.