I see from the most recent citizens' panel survey that 87% of respondents supported a proposal to make children's outdoor play areas smoke free. I would very much endorse this view.
I am pleased to report therefore that Inverclyde is the first area in Scotland to initiate a pilot of smoke free play parks.
Appropriate signage will be erected at four sites - King's Street in Gourock, Battery Park in Greenock, Coronation Park in Port Glasgow and Birkmyre Park in Kilmacolm - in the coming weeks.
The rationale behind the initiative is to avoid exposing children and young people to adult role models who smoke in an attempt to make smoking less attractive to young people. This is something I am sure that we would all support.
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