Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:59 pm on 4 July 2017.
I’d like to raise the issue of hotels, in particular, with you Cabinet Secretary. I’d be grateful if you could let me know if you have, or you are prepared to, look at changing regulations into banning designated smoking in hotel rooms. A constituent has raised this issue with me over a large period of time. One, there’s a safety issue, but, two, beyond this statement today, of course, is the issue of occupying that room after somebody who has been in there smoking. I appreciate that’s beyond today’s statement. Other constituents have also highlighted a number of examples of breaches of fire regulations over about six months, so it does seem like an appropriate time to raise this with you today. So, the two issues are: one, the banning of designated smoking in hotel rooms; and your views on a better inspection regime, particularly in hotels.