[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
Health Bill
11:15 am
Caroline Flint (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health; Don Valley, Labour)
It is easy to sit on the fence and, while acknowledging the dangers of smoking, to be prepared to vote against a Bill that proposes a ban which, even if it is not a total ban, will extensively open up the opportunity for people to live and work in a smoke-free atmosphere. I find that logic totally cock-eyed. I think it stands in the way of progress; it is not a progressive measure.