Scottish Executive whether the Voluntary Charter on Smoking in Public Places has been disseminated and what systems of monitoring and evalu…

The Scottish Voluntary Charter on Smoking in Public Places is in the process of being extensively disseminated to the membership of the Charter signatories: the Scottish Licensed Trade Association, the Scottish Tourism Forum, the British Hospitality Association and the Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association of Scotland. This process is due to be completed by January 2001.Detailed arrangements for monitoring the impact of the Charter in co-operation with Charter signatories have still to be agreed. However, monitoring is likely to be through an exercise similar to the independent Survey of Smoking in Public Places which was published on 11 May. A copy is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre.A copy of the Scottish Voluntary Charter on Smoking in Public Places pack, which was distributed, will also be made available in the Parliament's Reference Centre.