§ Mr. David StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take powers to ban smoking in areas next to children's playgrounds. [119883]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThere are no plans to take powers to ban smoking in areas next to children's playgrounds in England.
In Scotland and Wales, responsibility for this matter rests with the devolved administrations. While the institutions in Northern Ireland are dissolved, responsibility rests with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office.