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Britain to introduce smoking ban
Updated: 2005-10-27 10:36
![A man smokes a cigarette at a private club in Burnley, northern England, October 26, 2005. The British government will publish its plans on Thursday for a ban on smoking in public places in England, stopping short of a blanket ban after ministerial wrangling. Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt said in a statement the bill would ban smoking in restaurants and bars where food is served. But private members' clubs would be exempt and pubs that serve no food would be allowed to choose whether to continue to allow smoking or not. [Reuters]](xin_351002271041363551914.jpg)
A man smokes a cigarette at a private club in
Burnley, northern England, October 26, 2005. The British government will
publish its plans on Thursday for a ban on smoking in public places in
England, stopping short of a blanket ban after ministerial wrangling.
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt said in a statement the bill would ban
smoking in restaurants and bars where food is served. But private members'
clubs would be exempt and pubs that serve no food would be allowed to
choose whether to continue to allow smoking or not.
[Reuters] |
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