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Katrine Bussey

Academic calls for ‘real change’ by banning smoking in homes with children

Legislation preventing smoking in homes with children could help bring about ‘real change’, an academic has argued (Sean Dempsey/PA) -

New legislation to prevent people from smoking in houses with children could help bring about “real change” by preventing youngsters from being exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke, an expert has said.

Professor Sean Semple, from the University of Stirling, said while Scotland had brought in a ban on smoking in public places, there was still a “significant gap in the protection of children’s health”.

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