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UK Parliament Approves Generational Smoking Ban
The UK Parliament has passed a landmark bill that will ban smoking for anyone born after January 1, 2009. This legislation aims to create a "smoke-free generation" by progressively raising the legal smoking age.
21 Apr, 09:34 — 21 Apr, 15:13
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BBCHigh7h ago
Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
The "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.
Read full article →DWHigh1h ago
UK moves to ban smoking for everyone born after 2008
A draft law in the UK to create a "smoke-free generation" by banning smoking for anybody born after 2008 has cleared both houses of parliament. Only the king's signature remains for it to become law.
Read full article →The IndependentMostly Factual6h ago
Smoking ban for people born after 2008 agreed as ‘landmark’ Bill clears Parliament
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is designed to ‘create a smoke-free generation’
By Will Meakin-Durrant
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