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Smoking e-cigarettes in public could be banned in Wales

Wales could become the first part of the UK to place a ban on smoking e-cigarettes in public places.

It's part of Health Minister Mark Drakeford's White Paper which aims to address some of Wales' major public health challenges.

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Hussey: Wales at forefront of "radical" proposals

As the Welsh government publish their proposals for new laws to improve the health of the nation, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ruth Hussey, has praised the focus on tackling smoking.

As well as introducing measures to deal with alcohol misuse and obesity, other proposals include a ban on smoking e-cigarettes in public places and stiffer penalties for retails who sell cigarettes to under 18s:

"Wales was the first country in the UK to vote in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, which came into effect on April 2, 2007...On the seventh anniversary...it is symbolic that Wales is once again at the forefront of a new set of radical proposals to improve public health"

– Dr Ruth Hussey, Chief Medical Officer for Wales

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