Move to ban smoking from office doorways

Smoking could eventually be banned in bus shelters and at entrances to workplaces and public buildings, ministers said yesterday.

Lord Warner, the Health Minister, indicated that the Government was likely to implement powers to extend the ban on smoking in public places to areas where there was a risk of harm “from second-hand smoke due to the inevitable close grouping of people”.

Officials confirmed that this could cover the groups of workers often seen huddling outside offices having a smoking break.

Remember, smoking can seriously damage your health.