The United Kingdom’s new government is considering a broader smoking ban as part of its efforts to reduce tobacco use.

Reports suggest that the government is drafting a proposal to expand non-smoking areas. Although the details are still uncertain, The Sun, which claims to have seen related documents, mentions that the proposal could include restrictions in pub gardens, hookah lounges, and areas outside bars, stadiums, universities, and hospitals. When asked about this by The Sun, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, head of the new Labour government, did not deny that plans were being considered but declined to provide specific details.

A public comment period will eventually be opened, during which the proposed areas for the ban will be outlined. It remains unclear whether cigar lounges, commonly referred to as sampling rooms or smoking terraces in the U.K., will be affected.

Additionally, the future of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, introduced by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, remains uncertain. This generational tobacco ban, which would prohibit anyone born after 2008 from purchasing tobacco and vaping products in the U.K., had stronger support from the Labour Party than from Sunak’s own Conservative Party. Now that Starmer and the Labour Party are in control, it is expected that the government will push forward with the generational tobacco ban. Currently, it seems that the smoking ban might be included in this broader legislation, although that could change.