HC Deb 07 March 2003 vol 400 c1266W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what policy his Department has adopted on smoking in the workplace. [100950]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

My Department has agreed a smoking policy with the trade unions which gives staff a non-smoking work environment, but provides separate smoking areas. Smoking is not permitted on any Departmental site other than in the small number of clearly designated smoking rooms.

My Department also provides details of organisations to help and support staff to give up smoking.