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| Smoking ban in cars carrying children put to vote in Wales | Smoking ban in cars carrying children put to vote in Wales |
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| A vote on banning people from smoking in cars when children are present is to take place in the Welsh Assembly. | A vote on banning people from smoking in cars when children are present is to take place in the Welsh Assembly. |
| Offenders face a £50 fixed penalty from October if the latest measure to crack down on the harm caused by second-hand smoke in Wales is approved on Tuesday. | Offenders face a £50 fixed penalty from October if the latest measure to crack down on the harm caused by second-hand smoke in Wales is approved on Tuesday. |
| Smoking is already banned in public service and work vehicles under the legislation passed in 2007. | Smoking is already banned in public service and work vehicles under the legislation passed in 2007. |
| Health Minister Mark Drakeford said smoke posed "a real and substantial threat to children's health". | Health Minister Mark Drakeford said smoke posed "a real and substantial threat to children's health". |
| Choice | Choice |
| "Children cannot escape from the toxic chemicals contained in second-hand smoke when travelling in cars," he said. | "Children cannot escape from the toxic chemicals contained in second-hand smoke when travelling in cars," he said. |
| "They often don't have a choice over whether or not they travel in cars and may not feel able to ask an adult to stop smoking." | "They often don't have a choice over whether or not they travel in cars and may not feel able to ask an adult to stop smoking." |
| He added: "As with the existing smoke-free regulations, success will not be based on the number of enforcement actions that are taken but by how behaviour, attitudes and health outcomes change over time." | He added: "As with the existing smoke-free regulations, success will not be based on the number of enforcement actions that are taken but by how behaviour, attitudes and health outcomes change over time." |
| Currently, people are allowed to smoke in private vehicles but a vote in favour of the measure will ban it if anyone under the age of 18 is on board. | Currently, people are allowed to smoke in private vehicles but a vote in favour of the measure will ban it if anyone under the age of 18 is on board. |
| While local authorities enforce the existing restrictions on smoking in public places, police will be responsible for action against offenders in private vehicles. | |
| A ban on smoking in cars carrying children has already been approved for England. | A ban on smoking in cars carrying children has already been approved for England. |