UK News 26-11-2003 who: Public health minister Melanie Johnson what: Rejects ban on smoking in public where: LONDON when: Yesterday snippet: "The ban idea is still premature...there is a great deal more to be done by way of public persuasion and education and there would be problems with enforcement," Ms Johnson tells The Guardian after "slapping down" a call for a complete ban on public smoking from all 18 royal colleges of medicine. "If you have people deciding to light up in certain places, you cannot have a policeman standing at their shoulder all the time," she added. [... more]

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