English councils call for smoking ban outside pubs and cafes:
Councils are calling for smoking to be banned outside pubs, cafes and bars to make them more family friendly and help high streets recover from lockdown.
The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England, is urging peers to support an amendment to the business and planning bill that would make all pavement licences issued by councils subject to the condition that they are smoke-free places.
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