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However, I am concerned that there should be clearly defined and limited smoking areas in such premises, in the best interests of other patients, staff and visitors.
I am also concerned about whether public evidence sessions would be the best way of ensuring that all potential witnesses would be willing to give evidence.
However, as responsible bodies with budgets that will exceed £900 million next year and a duty to deliver best value, they must at least be given the tools to do the job.
The demand to speak in that debate was such that neither Ken nor I got a chance to speak.We cannot have the best of both worlds, and that is a concern.
Health promotion will therefore be in the main stream of local authorities' strategies, which is the best way of providing safeguards in the context that you describe.