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• Minister of Health against Smoking Room for MPs 

Jump to full article: Iceland Review (is), 2008-02-07

Intro:

Minister of Health Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarsson said in light of the smoking ban in public places, which took effect in Iceland in June 2007, he believes the Althingi parliament should remove its special smoking facilities for MPs.

It is legal, with exceptions, for workplaces to establish smoking facilities for employees, but Thórdarson dislikes the idea of Iceland?TM)s parliament having such facilities because MP?TM)s should serve as role models for others, Fréttabladid reports.

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