When pressed to say what these facts were, he became increasingly uncomfortable and tried vainly to squirm out of the hole he had dug for himself. I cannot say whether our 1990 legislation has in itself reduced smoking. Undoubtedly it has changed smoking behaviour in the work-place and elsewhere and has further undermined the social acceptability of the habit. Enforcement has suffered because of inadequate resources Enforcement has suffered because of inadequate resources. And prosecutions have been fewer than following the 1903 Act.
Health education achieves it's best results when backed up by increased taxes on tobacco.
Including nearly two thirds of young married women.