Shisha bars in Exeter

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Dear Exeter City Council,

The British Heart Foundation is researching tobacco related issues for the annual health campaign No Smoking Day, which has helped millions of smokers attempt to quit.

Anecdotally, shisha smoking seems to be on the rise (and several local authorities tell us shisha bars are problematic in terms of enforcement). We’d like to raise awareness of the health harms of smoking shisha, which could help reduce some of the problems licensing authorities face.

Your help in answering the following questions as quickly as possible would be greatly appreciated.

Questions:

1. Please provide the number of premises that are known to be currently operating as shisha bars in your area.

2. Please provide the number of premises that were known to be operating as a shisha bars in 2007 in our area.

3. If your data does not go back as far as 2007, please provide the number of premises known to be operating as shisha bars for the oldest year possible, and please state which year you are providing data for.

Many thanks,

Jenny Legg
Media officer
British Heart Foundation

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Exeter City Council
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Exeter EX1 1JN

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Betts, Lorraine, Exeter City Council

Thank you for your request for information.  In answer to your questions
below, I can confirm that within Exeter City Council's jurisdiction, no
Shisha bars have operated prior to or since 2007. However, there are three
premises that offer shisha outside on a designated terraced area.

 

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FOI Officer

 

Exeter City Council

Civic Centre

Exeter     EX1 1JN

 

Tel: 01392 265257

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