§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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. [125160]
§ Mr. Stringer(a) The effectiveness of my Department's no-smoking policy is not specifically measured.
(b) 100 per cent. However, designated smoking rooms are provided in each of the offices occupied by my Department. I also refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Mr. Maclean) on 21 December 1999, Official Report, column 574W.