Peers back smoking ban for cars with children present

Peers have backed plans to ban smoking in cars when children are present, but supporters admit they do not have government backing for the move. The House of Lords approved Lord Ribeiro's private member's bill to make offenders liable for a £60 fine or attendance at a smoke awareness course. The measure would need the support of MPs to become law and David Cameron has questioned whether it is justified.

He has suggested it would have serious implications for personal freedoms. Mr Cameron told MPs last year that while he backed the ban on smoking in pubs, he felt "more nervous" about proscribing what people should and should not do in private vehicles.

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