Can mp's smoke in the house of commons and if so why?.?

Answer 1

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If you mean the House of Commons itself - ie the debating chamber you see on television - then no. If you mean the Palace of Westminster as a whole, which emcompasses a vast range of offices, committee rooms, restaurants, bars, etc; then yes. This is because when the anti-smoking legislation was passed, MPs made themselves exempt.

Answer 2

no its a enclosed public place

and if they do they should be fined

Answer 3

No, i don't think so

Answer 4

yeah theres a loop hole in the law

the law doesnt apply the people above me are oh so wrong

Answer 5

would not of thought so - it is a public building.

Answer 6

Yes they can, they deliberately gave themselves exemption from the law.

Answer 7

Nope.

It's been illegal for MP's to smoke in the House of Commons since 1694.

It was probably the first place in the world where smoking was legally banned.

(The house of Commons was excluded from the recent countrywide smoking ban specifically *because* smoking was already banned there)

Richard

Source(s):

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_p…

Answer 8

they made themselves above the law as usual..... create em but dont keep em... they have a hidey hole that they can smoke in and will do whatever we do....

Answer 9

I believe that they can smoke in the Palace of Westminster but they have a self imposed rule that they don't.
Can't think which female MP it is( she was instrumental in bringing in the ban nationwide) but she has had to change offices because the MP's,other staff etc. have been smoking outside her window,which faces onto the street,and the smoke has been coming in! Kind of ironic eh?

Answer 10

last i heard the ministers managed to exclude their own bar from the rules -
actually we can email the prime minister and ask him i suppose---- another abuse of power.