"A ban is discriminative towards smokers, it would be against the European Convention on human rights and would also be against peoples' freedom of choice"

— (Smith, 2015)

"Industry self-regulation is the solution. This can be done by reducing advertising, limiting packaging branding and raising the age of smoking"

— (Paul, 2014)

"The Link between passive smoking and ill health is unproven. There have been many studies that have been inconclusive in the claim that passive smoking is dangerous"

— (Peterson et al., 2013)

"A public smoking ban will damage businesses. The producers and sellers will be hardest hit and a ban may cause many businesses to go into bankruptcy"

— (Wilson, 2012)

"A ban will reduce tax revenue for Government. The loss of tax from cigarettes is estimated to be £4bn a year"

— (The Economist, 2015)

"There is no evidence as yet that smokers will give up smoking in huge numbers if legislation is put in place"

— (BBC news, 2013)

"Opponents of the legislation fear that it would push adults to smoke more at home, and therefore put children at greater risk of secondhand smoke"

— (The New Scientist, 2012)

"a ban would create a significant rise in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), which are a relatively new product and lack scientific research in their health risks"

— (Jones et al., 2009)