Results 1-6 of 6 for smoking speaker:Colin Breed
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: New Clause 23 (19 Jun 2008)
Colin Breed: ...bingo clubs and on bingo stakes, commercial sector reports on the bingo industry, and representations from the bingo industry. The assessment noted the need for the bingo industry to adapt to the smoke free legislation and the impact of the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005. It concluded that the industry’s problems are a product of a combination of factors including greater...
- Orders of the Day: Clause 21 — Amusement Machine licence duty (28 Apr 2008) has video
Colin Breed: ...the duty by the rate of inflation would not be particularly onerous. However, as the hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening) pointed out, a combination of the Gambling Acts, in some cases the smoking ban and the increase in alcohol duties has begun to put a lot of pressure on such businesses. It is not only arcades that are affected; small pubs and bingo halls are also affected. I was...
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 6 (10 May 2007)
Colin Breed: ...-operation and tough penalties. Getting just one right will not do. We need action on all three if we are to stem tax losses and protect what is left of the retail sector of confectioners, tobacconists and newsagents, and the health of people who smoke counterfeit products.
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (7 Feb 2007)
Colin Breed: ...million which could easily fund a television warning campaign about carbon monoxide poisoning. That could be the type of television campaign that has been successful on the different dangers of household fires, smoking, and drinking and driving. How many households today do not have, or know about, smoke detectors? They are everywhere. There are not many households that do not at least...
- Public Bill Committee: Finance (No.2) Bill: Clause 1 (9 May 2006)
Colin Breed: ...to preserve the amount of revenue received. However, it is the Government’s desire and wish—and the wish throughout the House—for this duty to contribute to a general reduction in smoking and, let us hope, to discourage young people, in particular, from starting. Like the hon. Gentleman, I ought to declare an interest, because I have never smoked anything. I am not...
- Public Bill Committee: Finance (No.2) Bill: Clause 1 (9 May 2006)
Colin Breed: ...to prevent some of the smuggling into Britain. At the moment, there seems to be a rather laid-back effort. Of course, if other countries in Europe shared our views on the health aspects of smoking, they might be encouraged to increase their prices too. However, if we are not careful, I suspect that harmonisation would end up with us substantially reducing our duty, which I could not...