Results 1-5 of 5 for smoking speaker:Lord Clark of Windermere
- Bosnia (29 Apr 1993)
Dr David Clark: ...He showed a certain lack of urgency which highlights, or perhaps epitomises, the Government's attitude. We felt that he showed a certain lack of resolve at that stage as if he was retreating under smoke. He mentioned Macedonia and Kosovo. He recognises the problem down the line, but he did not mention once the best tack which he could take to stabilise the situation and which is in his...
- Agriculture (18 Apr 1991)
Dr David Clark: ...must not breach the CAP legal budget limit. That limit was agreed only three years ago and was announced to the House by the then Prime Minister as a legally binding document. Now, at the first puff of smoke, some EC Ministers want to breach the budget. The Government have a power of veto which I hope they will use if necessary. The Minister will have the Opposition's backing if he does so.
- Houses (Radon Levels) (27 Jan 1987)
Dr David Clark: ...the United States has estimated that between 10,000 and 20,000 deaths per year due to lung cancer are caused by radon. It is the second largest cause of lung cancer in the United States, following smoking. That is the seriousness of the problem that we are facing. The Minister has proposed some limits, such as the limit of 20 mSv for established dwellings and 5 mSv for new dwellings. Why...
- Orders of the Day — Education (18 Nov 1971)
Dr David Clark: ...words to the effect that if people had not spent their money on "baccy and beer" their children could have gone to public school. Let me nail this point. A working man who never drank a drop or smoked a cigarette could never afford the fees to send his children to Eton or other private schools. This is not a matter of choice, and it is false to pretend it is. In the General Election of...
- Orders of the Day — Environmental Pollution (21 Jul 1970)
Dr David Clark: ...apart from the sparse cotton grass. Yet, under the peat, one can find the remains of trees and vegetation. But the problem remains that trees and vegetation grow on that land with difficulty. The smokeless zones to the east and to the west have helped somewhat. Although the smokeless zones have taken the carbon out of the air, we are still left with the sulphur dioxide. This may be...