Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the hospitality industry has “taken a real battering in recent years” and it is not “the right time” to ban smoking outside pubs.

The Bill will introduce restrictions on vape advertising and sponsorship, as well as restricting flavours, displays and the packaging of e-cigarettes

A new bill that would extend the indoor smoking ban to outdoor spaces will not include beer gardens, the government has confirmed.

Indoor smoking ban powers could be extended to some outdoor spaces, with children's playgrounds, and outside schools and hospitals being considered by the government