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Smoking illegalizeishThe hummer ban has gone at a depresseder placeway and the in the human race eye(predicate) are still wondering whether it has become a success. Businesses are showtime to collapse but yet, second hand smokers are benefitting.In 2004, then ancient Minister, Tony Blair told a BBC programme that the Government were considering banning people to smoke in workplaces and enclosed worldly concern places (ash 2004). This came after the countersign that second-hand smoke deaths had reached around 700 that year (Sparrow 2004). Despite giving up bullet on his wedding day, the former Prime Minister believed that the smoking ban would benefit the public.Youve got to have balanced decision-making in this, he verbalize, On the one hand its well-nighthing that does damage your health, but youve got to be deliberate you dont end up with a nanny state. (Clark 2004)However, it was not until 2006 that the Government announced that the smoking ban will cover the whole o f the country. This was due to the fact that they were under wardrobe after appeals from health campaigners (Charter, Webster 2006).At the moment, the Government is giving a lot of support to the No Smoking Day appeal. Dan Tickle, Chief Executive of this establishment believes that this support has made the company effective (Tickle 2009).Research has shown No Smoking Day costs well under 100 for every year of an ex-smokers keep that is saved. That makes us both the most effective smoking cessation intervention and also one of the most cost effective public health measures in the UK. He said (Tickle 2009).When it all happenedScotland was the first country in the UK to take the smoking ban into effect. From 6am on the 26th March 2006 (clearingtheair 2009), public places such as bars and restaurants would give fines and punishment to whoever smoked. A 50 penalty for example will apply to anyone smoking in enclosed places. Failure to place warnings to customer, the public place will be issued with a 200 fine (BBC 2006).From when the ban began to 30th April 2006, statistics showed that to a greater extent than 15,000 complaints were made in just as many public places. In the last three months of 2008, the number of complaints was halved (clearingtheair 2008).The second British country to announce the smoking ban was Wales. However, when it started on the 2nd April 2007, punishments were a little more daunting. An on-the-spot 50 penalty will be issued for those who smoked in public places but also any premises that arent enforcing the ban will be fined 2,500 (BBC 2007). Twelve months later, 84% of people continued their support for the ban, an increase by 13% the previous year. Only 79 penalties were issued whilst only one business were penalised (BBC 2008). other twelve months after, saw the level of fines increase to 132 (smokingbanwales 2009).Northern Ireland followed Waless lead and banned smoking in public places in the end of April 2007. This comes, howev er three old age after Republic of Ireland introduced the ban. Similar punishments were enforced with Wales (4NI 2007). From 1st September 2008, they increased the purchase of cigarettes from 16 to 18 years. Chris McAuley, Northern Irelands Tobacco Control incumbent (McAuley, email 2009) has said that itll benefit childrens health. He has also proposed to ban displayed tobacco and vending machines which sells cigarettes. McAuley has also praised Health Minister, Shaun Woodward for his contribution to the smoking ban (McAuley 2009)The Health Minister (Shaun Woodward) has shown warm leadership and long-term vision, and his name will go down in history as having done something worthwhile for the people of Northern Ireland. He said (McAuley 2009).The pressure was mounted on the English after Northern Ireland decided that they would have a smoking ban in 2005. Patricia Hewitt, then Health secretarial assistant took the plunge and prohi human action smoking in public places (Chrisafi s, Carvel 2005). The ban took into effect in England from 1st July 2007 (smokefreeengland 2009).Sports CafeAlthough expectations were raised over the success of the smoking ban, some businesses feared loss of income. there was one place in particular made the headlines.Sports Cafe has been a popular bar for many places. In Newcastle for example, the cafe subject in 2005 and showed main sporting events live and also a ladies-only bar. In 2008, Sports Cafe went into administration after failing to pay their 10 million debt. Agilo has at present taken over the bar (Ford 2009). Now, only four remain (SportsCafe 2009). However, Marloes Holtkamp, who works at the Tobacco Policy Branch for Welsh Assembly Government denies claims that the ban is to blame for closures of pubs and restaurants (Holtkamp 2009).In recent years, pubs have been under pressure from, among other things, stricter enforcement of drink driving laws and cheaper alcohol from supermarkets encouraging drinking at home. She said (Holtkamp 2009) A month before the smoking ban in England, up to 200 landlords planned a day of defiance. They had also threatened to break the law on the first day of the ban on July 1st. Although the Government admitted that the ban would cost 1.6 billion, the profits would be a benefit to the nation with a net up to 2.1 billion (Lusher, Goslett 2007). QuitClockIt has been said that 40,000 lives had been saved and 400,000 people quitting smoking altogether in 2008 (Laurance 2008). However, there are still a high amount of children starting to smoke, disrespect the percentages decreasing all the time (NHS 2008).This is why BUPA have announced a new Facebook application, QuitClock. For members of this social networking site, this can help keep track of the amount of smoking they consume a day and offers at a glance how much money they can save if they didnt purchase any cigarettes. It gives them support and positive feedback (medicalnews 2009). There are currently 295 acti ve monthly members (Facebook 2009). This application is also available via the No Smoking Day Facebook page (Tickle 2009).Word count 998Bibliography and referencesAsh. 2004. 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Mystery of Sports Cafe cloture Sunday Sun, internet 18 January. Available at http//www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2009/01/18/mystery-of-sports-cafe-shutdown-79310-22717368/ Accessed 13 November 2009Holtkamp, M., emailprotected, 2009. FW Smoking Ban E-mail Message to conjuring trick Price (emailprotected). direct Tuesday 17 November 2009, 1712. Available at http//mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0 Accessed 18 November 2009Laurance, J., 2008. Smoking ban has saved 40,000 lives The Independent, internet 30 June. Available at http//www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/smoking-ban-has-saved-40000-lives-856885.html Accessed 13 November 2009Lusher, A. Goslett, M., 2007. Hundreds of pubs to flout smoking ban The Sunday Telegraph, internet 3 June. Available at http//www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1553459/Hundreds-of-pubs-to-flout-smoking-ban.html Accessed 13 November 2009McAuley, C., 2009. Smoke-free Legislation Northern Ireland Word Document (Personal communication, 16 November 2009)McAuley, C., emailprotected, 2009. RE Smoking Ban E-mail Message to John Price (emailprotected). Sent Monday 16 November 2009, 1150. Available at http//mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0 Accessed 16 November 2009Medicalnews. 2009. Time to Quit Smoking, Says BUPA, UK Online (Updated 6 January). Available at http//www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134510.php Accessed 13 November 2009NHS. 2008. Statistics on Smoking, England 2008 Online (Updated 16 October). Available at http//www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/smoking08 Accessed 13 November 2009Smokefreeengland. 2009. A healthier England from July 1st 2007 Online (Updated 2009). Available at http//www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/ Accessed 13 November 2009Smokingbanwales. 2009. Compliance data Online (Updated 31 August 2009). Available at http//new.wales.gov.uk/smokingbanwalessub/home/smokefreelawoutcomes/enforce ment/previousdata/?lang=en Accessed 13 November 2009Sparrow, A., 2004. Blair hints at ban on smoking in public Daily Telegraph, internet 5 June. Available at http//www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1463690/Blair-hints-at-ban-on-smoking-in-public.html Accessed 12 November 2009SportsCafe. 2009. Find your nearest venue Online (Updated 13 November). Available at http//www.thesportscafe.com/brand.aspx Accessed 13 November 2009Tickle, D., emailprotected, 2009. RE Smoking Ban E-mail Message to John Price (emailprotected). Sent Wednesday 18 November 2009, 1126. Available at http//mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0 Accessed 18 November 2009How did I get in contact with Chris McAuley?I had conducted an interview with Tobacco Control Officer in Northern Ireland, Chris McAuley. I interviewed him because I lacked the knowledge of Northern Irelands smoking ban and there wasnt enough data in comparison with Scotland and Waless data online or on private publications. I got hold of him by the No rthern Ireland smoking ban website www.spacetobreathe.org.uk. He replied within two days of me e-mailing him via Useful Contacts under capital of Northern Ireland City Council.How did I get in contact with Marloes Holtkamp?Marloes Holtkamp works for the Wales Assembly Government. In my article, I wanted to discuss Wales in a little bit more detail than the other nations in the UK. I got hold of her on the Welsh Assembly Government website which discusses with issues to do with the smoking ban. I got hold of her by e-mail and she responded instantly and gave me useful information.http//wales.gov.uk/smokingbanwalessub/home/?skip=1lang=en website where I found her, Contact us.How did I get in contact with Dan Tickle?No Smoking Day is an organisation which helps people to give up cigarettes and improve their lifestyle. Dan Tickle is the Chief Executive of this company and when I went onto the website http//www.nosmokingday.org.uk/contactus.htm, I wanted to attend more about the organi sation and how much support they were given by the Government. Again, this interview was done by e-mail and his response came quick.My view on the smoking ban CommentThere are shocking amounts of people smoke. In 2007, 21% of the UK population aged 16 and over smoked, this was a record low (ONS 2009). Considering the current population of Britain, this may not look a lot. But in my view, I see that a lot of people light up a cigarette. The most upsetting thing is that some of the people were underage. When I went to high school, the alarm bells were ringing in my head, realising this. Statistics showed by the time children are 15 years old, one in five are regular smokers (SALSUS 2004). This report was released five years ago.References and BibliographyONS. 2009. Smoking Smoking habits in Great Britain Online (Updated 11 March). Available at http//www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=313 Accessed 16 November 2009SALSUS. 2004. Smoking, drinking and drug use among 13 to 15 year old s in Scotland in 2004 Online Available at http//www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/local/SALSUS_2004full.pdf Accessed 16 November 20091