The Government will bring in legislation to introduce standardised plain cigarette packaging before the end of this Parliament, health minister Jane Ellison has announced.
The ban on smoking in private cars with children will come into force on October 1 of this year, the minister also announced.
Smokers in England face buying their cigarettes in plain packets from next year after the Government unexpectedly announced that MPs will get to vote on the legislation before the election.
Instead of company colours and branding, packets will be covered in stark health warnings and disturbing images showing the damage caused by smoking.
The ban on smoking in cars carrying children comes into force on October 1 this year.
ITV News Political Correspondent Libby Wiener reports.
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