Symbolic image of a woman smoking.
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster If passed-which is likely, given the governing Labour Party's majority-the bill would position the UK among the strictest nations globally on smoking regulations.
What's in the Proposed Smoking Ban?
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill outlines several measures: Anyone who turns 15 or younger this year would never legally be able to buy cigarettes, with the goal of creating a smoke-free generation.