Smoking: Public Transport

HL Deb 13 May 2002 vol 635 cc23-4WA

Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proposals they have to ban smoking on all public transport. [HL4113]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

As set out in the White paperSmoking Kills, we are working with businesses and others to achieve change on exposure to tobacco smoke. Smoking on public transport is a matter for the transport operators, and we support the bans operators have introduced.