Why Merseyside Mps Say It's Time to Stub It Out ... ; Ahead of the Free Vote in the House of Commons, Tony Barrett Asked Merseyside's Mps If They Were in Favour of a Ban On Smoking in Public Places. This Is What They Said...

Liverpool Echo › January 16, 2006

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TO BAN or not to ban? That is the question facing Merseyside's MPs as Parliamentarians prepare for a free vote on whether or not smoking should be outlawed in all workplaces, including pubs and restaurants.

In an era of bleepers, pagers and over-zealous whips, the simple fact that there will be a free vote has been a cause for celebration amongst most democrats.

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Why Merseyside Mps Say It's Time to Stub It Out ... ; Ahead of the Free Vote in the House of Commons, Tony Barrett Asked Merseyside's Mps If They Were in Favour of a Ban On Smoking in Public Places. This Is What They Said...

Health charities have also welcomed No 10's decision, although the pro-smoking pressure group Forest has, somewhat predictably, called it "spineless and unprincipled"

But what it all means is that on this rare occasion, Merseyside's MPs and their c...

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