7. 6. Statement: The Tobacco Control Delivery Plan 2017-2020

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:47 pm on 19 September 2017.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 5:47, 19 September 2017

I thank you for that question. Under the current smoke-free premises regulations 2007, managers of hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfasts, inns and members’ clubs with residential accommodation are allowed to designate bedrooms for smoking. There’s no legal obligation for them to do so, as it’s up to the manager to decide whether or not smoking rooms are to be allocated. But, when taking forward regulations under the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, all of the smoke-free provisions will be reviewed in line with good practice, and a full consultation will be held on those draft regulations. So, in terms of what does that mean for hotels, bed and breakfasts and so on, as I say—I think I’ve done a written answer to you very recently on this issue as well—currently it is a choice for the hotel or the business manager, but they have to be absolutely confident, and it has to be demonstrated, that the smoking room doesn’t have any effect on the surrounding rooms, for example, from vents and so on as well.