Results 1-8 of 8 for smoking speaker:Vernon Coaker
- Written Answers — Home Department: Cannabis: Young People (22 Jul 2008)
Vernon Coaker: There are two primary sources of statistics on the use of illicit drugs by young people: the British crime survey (which covers England and Wales) and the smoking drinking and drug use survey among young people in England. However, both surveys ask questions about the use of cannabis in general and it is not possible to report separately on the use of skunk.
- Written Answers — Home Department: Alcoholic Drinks: Young People (25 Mar 2008)
Vernon Coaker: The survey 'Drug use, smoking and drinking among young people in England' is used to assess levels of (a) underage drinking and (b) drug use by young people. This is an annual survey which is conducted by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NRER) on behalf of the Information Centre for health and social care (IC). The survey...
- Written Answers — Home Department: Drugs (8 Oct 2007)
Vernon Coaker: ...adult population in England and Wales are set out in reports based on the annual British Crime Survey. Indicators relating to children of school age are published in reports of the annual survey of smoking, drinking and drug use among secondary schoolchildren in England. The Drug Harm Index (DHI) provides an overall measure of the level of drug-related harm and how it changes over time....
- Written Answers — Home Department: Drugs (8 Oct 2007)
Vernon Coaker: ...several surveys to monitor evidence of trends in availability and price, but these are not predicted on the ABC classification system. The Arrestee Survey and the annual survey of drug use, smoking and drinking among young people in England provide data on the perceived availability of drugs. Data on price at street level has in the past been collected by the National Criminal Intelligence...
- Written Answers — Health: Cannabis (Therapeutic Use) (13 Jun 2006)
Vernon Coaker: I have been asked to reply. The Home Office continues to license clinical trials aimed at developing non-smoked medicines derived from cannabis. We would seek Parliament's agreement to make any necessary changes to the law to enable the prescription of cannabis-based medicine, for the purposes of relieving pain and spasm control, but not before product approval from the Medicines and...
- Public Bill Committee: Anti-social Behaviour Bill: Clause 1 - Closure notice (6 May 2003)
Mr Vernon Coaker: Whatever the impact on the individual of smoking cannabis, my experience—and surely the hon. Gentleman's experience—is that the house from which the drug is being dealt has an enormous effect on the local community. That is the point. The hon. Gentleman said that we are dealing with antisocial behaviour, which is the consequence of individuals' decisions about their behaviour...
- Government Youth Policy (9 Jan 2001)
Mr Vernon Coaker: ...we should consider whether young people should have the vote at 16. We give young people the right to choose their sexuality at 16. They can get married with parental permission, join the armed forces, smoke, play the national lottery and do a range of different things. We need to debate extending the suffrage to 16-year-olds. If they are mature enough to determine their sexuality, they...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Teenage Smoking (30 Jun 1998)
Mr Vernon Coaker: Does the Minister agree that, if we are to tackle the scourge of the increase in teenage smoking, we must give young people good role models, not only to educate them on the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, but to present to them the fact that it is uncool to smoke? Unfortunately, many young people see cigarettes as a fashion accessory. Unless we tackle that aspect in our health...