Should we welcome a "nanny state"? The British government plans to impose a tough new smoking ban. This has opened a debate on the role governments should play in our lives.
UK smoking crackdown is ‘nuts’, says Johnson
Weary: Historically, many child labourers smoked, like these newspaper boys in Missouri in 1910. Glossary
House of Commons - The democratically elected house of the UK Parliament. It consists of 650 Members of Parliament.
Conservatives - A traditionally right-wing or centre right political party in the UK. Members are sometimes called Tories.
Abstained - Chose not to take part.
Winston Churchill - The British prime minister during World War Two, and later from 1951 to 1955.
Cancer - A disease in which some of the body's cells grow in an uncontrollable way. There are lots of different types of cancer.
Diabetes - A medical condition causing there to be too much sugar in the blood.
NHS - The National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK. The NHS was founded in 1948.
Nicotine - The substance found in tobacco that people become addicted to. It can also be made artificially.
Status quo - A Latin phrase referring to the current or present situation.