TIL the UK Parliament has a snuff box that must be kept full at all time and is free for use by all MPs.
TIL the UK Parliament has a snuff box that must be kept full at all time and is free for use by all MPs.
It was also noted that while under the Health Act 2006 it is illegal to give out free tobacco in the United Kingdom, Parliament is exempt from this as the Palace of Westminster is a royal palace, and therefore legally exempt from the legislation.
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TIL smoking was banned from the house in the 1600s!
That was before they knew the health problems with secondhand smoke, but also before the invention of fire extinguishers.
Definitely before they knew, but not before some suspected.
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
To be fair, James VI/I was a deeply, deeply weird dude, but he was ahead of the curve on second-hand smoke.