Burnham\\\'s drive to stop you smoking at the wheel and at home

Source: The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
Date: 2010-02-01
Author: Daily Mail Reporter

The Government\\\'s \\\'tobacco control strategy\\\' also proposes banning
smoking at entrances to buildings and selling cigarettes in plain
grey packets as part of a series of policies aimed at halving the
number of smokers by 2020.

The plans were dismissed as \\\' meddlesome\\\' and \\\'unworkable\\\' by
critics.

But Health Secretary Andy Burnham said: \\\'I make no apology when
it comes to protecting children and giving them the best start in
life.

\\\'I want to see a smoke-free future, a future where people lead
longer and healthier lives because they don\\\'t smoke.\\\'

The proposals, to be announced today, include a review of the
law to consider if areas such as entrances to buildings should be
included in the smoking ban.

Children\\\'s health forms a key part of the crackdown, which
proposes running \\\'smoke-free community\\\' campaigns highlighting
the benefits of smoke-free homes and cars.