Results 1-20 of 100 for smoking speaker:Kevin Barron

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

Kevin Barron: ...taken in the Health Bill, is that the Government, at the eleventh hour, decided to let the House have a free vote, allowing Members of Parliament to exercise their own judgment, as they did on smoking in public places. We would be a lot better as legislators if we did it ourselves, because party politically we are frightened to death of the nanny state, but as individuals we can see the...

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

Kevin Barron: ...and other hard-to-reach groups. I do not wish to labour the point, but over the years, and not only recently, the Government have done some wonderful things on lifestyle—for instance, on smoking cessation. They continue to do so in legislation that was agreed in the last few days; they should be commended for their actions. I have had an interest in this subject for public health...

New Member: Schedule 6 — Repeals and revocations (12 Oct 2009) has video

Kevin Barron: .... The Bill containing the "ad ban", as it was popularly called, went through the House a number of years ago. We can assume that most of it was implemented to good effect, because the level of smoking is decreasing in all categories, although among teenage girls and young women the situation is a bit difficult. The ad ban legislation introduced by this Government was supposed to eliminate...

New Member: Schedule 6 — Repeals and revocations (12 Oct 2009) has video

Kevin Barron: ...advertising of tobacco products in this country. It was a case for the defence and it was a very weak one. Since we brought a general advertising ban into this country there has been decrease in smoking, which I think is directly related to the fact that the companies cannot promote tobacco. The fact that this means of promoting tobacco when one walks into a shop is no longer...

New Member: New Clause 1 — Purchase of tobacco on behalf of children (12 Oct 2009) has video

Kevin Barron: The Smee report did say what the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning) said, but it also said that people smoke or not depending on whether they have positive or negative attitudes to cigarettes. Surely advertising gives them positive ones.

Bill Presented: Health Bill [ Lords] (8 Jun 2009) has video

Kevin Barron: ...that the part of the Bill that is likely to create debate during its passage is the provisions in part 3 on point-of-sale tobacco advertising and vending machines. I wish to say a few words about smoking and health inequalities. Members may know that in March, the Health Committee published a report on health inequalities. It addressed smoking, which is a major issue in health inequalities...

Bill Presented: Health Bill [ Lords] (8 Jun 2009) has video

Kevin Barron: I agree with the hon. Gentleman's first point. The first option—allowing smoking in public houses that did not serve food, but not in those that did—was not a public health measure. From a public health point of view, it was not the brightest proposed legislation. The amendment from the Health Committee probably changed minds about the free vote. None the less, the evidence was...

Bill Presented: Health Bill [ Lords] (8 Jun 2009) has video

Kevin Barron: ...where they come from. We do not rely only on the experience of Iceland and Canadian provinces, which show—in the real world—how putting an end to promotional displays reduces youth smoking. We also have a wealth of scientific evidence to show how that works. Earlier this year, researchers in New Zealand published a systematic review of the evidence. Seven out of eight studies...

Bill Presented: Health Bill [ Lords] (8 Jun 2009) has video

Kevin Barron: ...regular smoker in 20 had used a vending machine once in the previous six months. The other thing is that vending machines are found, by and large, in alcohol outlets—that is, in pubs. Relapse into smoking is strongly associated with alcohol. Situating vending machines in bars could trigger relapse among smokers trying to quit. Many years ago, when I stopped smoking, back in the...

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — NHS Next Stage Review (14 May 2009)

Kevin Barron: .... I completely agree with the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness about quality in standards and outcomes. I hesitate to agree that we should get rid of all centrally set, top-down targets, because smoking cessation targets, for example, will prove very beneficial in years to come to the health care of the nation. That issue cost my PCT a star a few years ago, which it was upset about, but...

Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day]: Family Doctor Services (23 Apr 2008) has video

Kevin Barron: ..., but are GPs flooding into south Yorkshire to come and work alongside the hard-working GPs dealing with massive problems at every surgery, because of the difficulties that we have, sadly, with smoking, drinking, eating and the scars that industry has left on individuals? If it were not for the Government changing the GP contract, we would have the same patient to GP ratio that we had...

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Media Advisers (6 Feb 2008)

Kevin Barron: ...that the threats to the health of the public in the 21st century will be exactly as he describes—the lifestyles that we all, young and old, have in this country? Public information about smoking and childhood obesity are vitally important, and it would be completely irresponsible for any Government not to ensure that good messages get through to protect people's health.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Smoking Ban (26 Jun 2007)

Kevin Barron: The World Health Organisation framework convention on tobacco control meets in Bangkok next week to agree best practice guidelines for protection from second-hand smoke. Given that all parts of the UK will have legal protection from second-hand smoke from Sunday, will the Government be supporting the guidelines next week?

Points of Order: Public Health (England) (22 Feb 2007)

Kevin Barron: ...was nothing wrong with them pushing pies through school railings—probably a habit that he picked up in the Bullingdon club when he was up at Oxford. With regard to public health, the issue of smoking has been mentioned, and the hon. Member for Westbury referred to some European countries. I do not know whether other Members saw in The Sunday Times this week the extraordinary...

Points of Order: Public Health (England) (22 Feb 2007)

Kevin Barron: ...cent. rise in heart attacks and a 54 per cent. rise in type 2 diabetes. It is hardly surprising that the World Health Organisation estimates that if we could eliminate the major risk factors—smoking, obesity and physical inactivity—the great majority of cases of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes would be prevented. Worldwide, that would be an extraordinary achievement...

Points of Order: Public Health (England) (22 Feb 2007)

Kevin Barron: ..., but when more choice is made available to people, the better off—the people who have always made better choices, such as the better educated—swiftly take on board messages about diet, smoking, drinking and exercise. Historically, that is what they have done; the more such choices are put into the public domain, the more of them will act on such messages, so it appears that...

Points of Order: Public Health (England) (22 Feb 2007)

Kevin Barron: ...more such examples, which will enable us to continue to improve the health of the public. All parts of the House need to be a lot more responsible than the European Parliament on the question of smoking inside buildings, for example. We need to find and build consensus where we can. This issue matters in everybody's constituency. The disease burden and health inequality are high in my...

Points of Order: Public Health (England) (22 Feb 2007)

Kevin Barron: In relation to the intervention by the hon. Member for Westbury (Dr. Murrison), perhaps we should judge the Conservatives' attitude to smoking in public places on the basis of the amendments that they tabled to the Health Bill, which were not for the comprehensive smoking ban that we will have on 1 July.

Opposition Day — [1(st) Allotted Day]: Public Health (5 Dec 2006)

Kevin Barron: I pointed out a number of issues relating to smoking and ill health and to the attitude of the previous Conservative Government in that regard. The hon. Gentleman was not here at that time, but does he think that those were the actions of a Government committed to getting rid of health inequalities?

Opposition Day — [1(st) Allotted Day]: Public Health (5 Dec 2006)

Kevin Barron: ...of the past 60 years when the national health service has been in place and in years before. That has never been tackled, but the Government are now tackling it. What have the Government done on smoking since 1997? We have now got a ban on advertising and promotion in the UK, and it has been argued for abroad as well. What happened in 1993-94 when there was a Conservative Government and I...