Thank you for your statement, Minister. I welcome the delivery plan. Since the implementation of the smoking ban, it is good news that smoking in the home has reduced from 80 per cent to 46 per cent. ASH Wales says that this suggests that there is a better understanding of the dangers of second-hand smoke, especially around children and families. Therefore, although we look at this as a 34 per cent decrease in smoking in the home, we must remember that the other people in the home are benefitting from not being exposed to this second-hand smoke also.

As mentioned, smoking is one of the main causes of inequalities in health, and smoking rates in poorer areas are more than double those in affluent areas. So, I wonder how we are going to deal with this inequality aspect.

Whilst visiting hospitals within my region, I was alarmed by the amount of people outside of the hospital, but in the public area, who are still smoking. So, I am pleased that the statement acknowledges this and plans to extend the ban to include areas such as these. It would seem that all the information in the world would not help some people beat this addiction, and I’m not criticising, but trying to understand that when people become hooked on cigarettes, it must be awful if you cannot beat the addiction. Despite knowing the dangers of smoking, and that, in Wales, it contributes to 5,450 deaths per annum, people are still smoking. So, this is a concern and we must do all that we can to combat this and help people more.

My concern is the second-hand smoking surrounding babies and children. I have watched programmes on television about how an unborn baby reacts to smoke, and this is very disturbing to watch, but I’d like to, sort of, see more of it advertised. Parents who smoke are highly likely to influence the children who live with them, so it’s disturbing to read that 64 per cent of secondary school pupils reported being exposed to second-hand smoke. So, I wonder if you agree with me that this area does need consideration.

As 19 per cent of Welsh adults are still smoking, what research and information has the Welsh Government undertaken to assist with reducing this number? Also, ASH has stated that in prisons the ban has been 100 per cent successful, but I understand that since this ban, the number of self-harm incidents in prison has increased among prisoners, as has violence, prisoner on prisoner and prisoner on staff. Is this due to frustration—the improvisation of a cigarette through trying to smoke teabags in order to make up for the non-access to a cigarette? So, these people have mental health issues, and, coupled with being locked up, it is adding stress. So, I wonder if we could ask that some research is undertaken regarding the above statement—that ASH states a 100 per cent compliance to this—and whether we can re-evaluate, if necessary, the success claims regarding these prisons.

The banning of smoking anywhere near playgrounds and children’s areas is a must, and I’m pleased to see that the plan is making provisions to stop this. I’m pleased that the statement acknowledges the harm that second-hand smoking has caused and the plans to deal with it. Also, I’d like to ask about the collaboration with other services, such as Cancer Research, ASH and other areas. Thank you very much.