4 months ago 30th Jun 14:52
On the basis of this, it was estimated that in excess of 400,000 gave up as a direct result of the ban.
Other reports suggested that cigarette sales had fallen sharply over the past year, with 1.93 billion fewer sold in England, and 220,000 fewer in Scotland, now in the second year of its ban.
Tobacco control pressure group ASH said that its own survey suggested that a majority of the public were now in favour of more legislation to clamp down on smoking, such as a ban on smoking in cars with children, and the removal of cigarette vending machines.
A separate survey, carried out by the British Lung Foundation, of more than 1,000 people with lung conditions, found that 56% said they have had fewer attacks of breathlessness from passive smoking in pubs and restaurants since the smoking ban was introduced.
Nearly two fifths (39%) said the ban had helped keep them out of hospital.
The ban in Wales began a few months earlier than in England, but figures released by Plaid Cymru today suggested that heart attacks had fallen by 13% between October and December 2007, compared with the same period the previous year.
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