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06:27 GMT 07:27 UK 'Half' unaware of smoke ban date Smoke free
pub - TV ad image The advert shows the sorts of places which
will be smoke free  Almost half of people are unaware that
England's smoking ban will come into force on 1 July, according
to a poll.  But the survey of 1,700 people, carried out for the
Department of Health, found over 90% did know a ban was coming
in.  With 50 days to go before the law changes, the government
is launching an advertising campaign to spell out what it will
mean.  The ban will bring England in line with the rest of the
UK and ban smoking in all enclosed public places.  I think of
the campaign as very much an upbeat, positive campaign Caroline
Flint, Public health minister  The survey also found more than
two thirds of people said the legislation would not affect how
often they went to the pub, while 15% said they would go more
often and only 7% les