Press releases
Press releases were issued in the run-up to the smoke-free law and beyond, keeping the public and media informed.
These press releases were issued between 19th October 2004 and 2nd April 2008.
02/04/08
Support for smoke-free public places continues to grow amongst the Welsh public on the anniversary (Wednesday, 2 April) of the introduction of the smoke free legislation in Wales.
02/04/07
Smoke-filled pubs, restaurants and workplaces will be consigned to the history books from today [Monday 2 April 2007] as the smoking ban in enclosed public places comes into force in Wales.
30/01/07
Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons applauded “the single most important public health measure” that the Assembly has addressed, as the final regulations were passed on a complete ban on smoking in all enclosed public places in Wales.
15/01/07
Businesses across Wales are being encouraged to try out being smoke-free next month in preparation for the smoking ban, which comes into effect on April 2nd 2007.
28/11/06
Following a comprehensive 12-week consultation the final draft smoke-free regulations were published today [28 November 2006] along with a full consultation report.
19/09/06
First Minister Rhodri Morgan today announced that the Assembly Government aims to ban smoking in all enclosed public places in Wales from 02 April 2007.
21/07/06
A ban on smoking in enclosed public places took another step forward in Wales today as a consultation on the draft regulations was launched by Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons.
27/10/05
Wales is now on the way to creating smoke-free enclosed public places Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons said today as the Health Bill was published.
05/07/05
Smoke-free public places in Wales are a step closer today as Health Minister Brian Gibbons gave his response to the recommendations of the ad-hoc Committee on the matter.
16/11/04
Today's Public Health White Paper is a crucial brick in the wall of the public health agenda we've been building in Wales Health Minister Jane Hutt said today.