[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
Health Bill
11:15 am
Steve Webb (Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Health; Northavon, Liberal Democrat)
A general issue has been raised during this discussion. I am not sure what the Government’s factual position is. The hon. Member for Mid-Bedfordshire asked whether it was the Government’s position that being in a place where smoking had taken place was a health hazard. We heard the example of someone using a car after a smoker had used it. Do the Government have a clear position on that matter, and does that underlie their approach? Does it depend how long a person is in a place where someone has been smoking? Has scientific advice been given to the Government on that matter?