Results 1-7 of 7 for smoking speaker:John Cummings
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Smoking: Public Places (11 Mar 2008)
John Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what each local authority in County Durham has spent on enforcing the ban on smoking in enclosed public places.
- Written Answers — Health: Easington Primary Care Trust (13 Feb 2006)
John Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made by Easington primary care trust in its cessation of smoking programme; and if she will make a statement.
- Easington Primary Care Trust (25 Jan 2006)
John Cummings: ...some of the poorest health and worst deprivation in the country. Life expectancy for men and women in Easington falls below the national average. The PCT area has one of the highest rates of smoking in the region and nationally. It has one of the highest conception rates in girls under the age of 18 in the region. The two major causes of death in Easington are circulatory diseases,...
- Written Answers — Health: Smoking (13 Jul 2005)
John Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will include in her consultation on the elements of forthcoming health improvement legislation relating to restrictions on smoking the option of designated smoking rooms in workplaces, including licensed premises; (2) if she will include in her consultation on elements of forthcoming health improvement legislation relating to restrictions...
- Easington Primary Care Trust (30 Jun 2004)
Mr John Cummings: ...areas of Sunderland and Hartlepool. That means that our community nursing staff are working under intense pressure. They do not have time to promote health and give advice to their patients on healthy eating or smoking cessation, or offer general advice on how to maintain good health. The Wanless report highlighted the cost-effectiveness of investing in public health, but first there is a...
- Health Inequalities (Easington) (19 Jun 2002)
Mr John Cummings: ...records. Easington has a population of almost 98,600, but it was not successful in securing health action zone status in the last round of bids. Additional assistance to reduce death and illness due to smoking is also not available to residents in the Easington district, even though it is available to communities in neighbouring Sunderland and in Tees Valley; yet 28 per cent. of men and 24...
- Health Inequalities (Easington) (19 Jun 2002)
Mr John Cummings: ...service, Easington district council and the fire service—provides new home safety equipment for families with special needs or those who have children aged under five, such as a fireguard, two safety gates, two smoke alarms and socket covers. Every ward in Easington is in the bottom 10 per cent. of communities in England for investment in home safety. There is a clear correlation...