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Foster Parents And Smoking 

Jump to full article: This is Hampshire.net (uk), 2008-04-04
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A PROPOSAL to stop smokers becoming foster parents went before Hampshire County Council in Winchester.

While it was not adopted, members did support a motion encouraging foster parents to kick the habit, and offer them help in doing so.

The blanket-ban was put forward by Conservative member for Fareham Titchfield, Cllr Geoffrey Hockley, yesterday (April 3).

"I wouldn't want any child of mine, if I died, for them to be taken to foster parents that smoked," he added.

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