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Smoking: Welsh government hopes for stronger law

Smoking bans are devolved as a health issue but that does not prevent the UK government from passing its own laws, which the Welsh government can choose to support.

The Welsh government had supported a previous incarnation of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill under the previous Conservative administration, which would have outlawed the sale of tobacco to anyone born in or after January 2009.

It was abandoned in Parliament after the general election was called in the summer.

On Thursday Sir Keir said his government was “going to take decisions in this space” and more details would be revealed.

“I think it’s important to get the balance right,” he said, adding that the NHS was “on its knees”.

The Conservatives have criticised the proposals as over-regulation, while some hospitality bosses have expressed concerns about the impact a ban could have on the sector.


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