Results 1-5 of 5 for smoking speaker:Quentin Davies

Written Answers — Defence: White Phosphorus (20 Jan 2009)

Quentin Davies: UK armed forces possess white phosphorus munitions for the purpose of producing a smoke screen to provide cover and thus protection for our soldiers on the battlefield. These are conventional munitions that are not outlawed or banned by any convention or protocol. I am withholding information on the size of the stockpile of these munitions on the grounds that its disclosure would be likely to...

Orders of the Day: European Communities (Finance) Bill (19 Nov 2007)

Quentin Davies: Talking of throwing up smoke, has the hon. Gentleman not noticed the two most salient aspects of the agreement? One is that the weighting of agriculture in the EU budget—that is to say, the proportion of agriculture to total spending—is falling, and the other is that the French contribution's rate of increase is higher than ours.

Orders of the Day — Health Bill: New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions (14 Feb 2006)

Quentin Davies: ..." to provide for exemptions. Theoretically, if the Bill is enacted and comes into force before the national authority makes those regulations the absurd prospect arises that it would be illegal to smoke in one's own home. Can the Secretary of State assure us that she will make sure that those regulations are made in time to prevent that anomaly from arising?

Education (Northern Ireland) (14 Jan 2003)

Mr Quentin Davies: ...will not be told what it is today. That would be a far more reprehensible course of action by the Government. I am glad that we have had an opportunity to air these issues, and that my remarks have smoked out some response.

Armed Forces Personnel (13 Apr 2000)

Mr Quentin Davies: ...as a business plan. It would be fine if the Government had the slightest intention of implementing them. As we proceed, however, we realise that the SDR is another example of clever, new Labour smoke and mirrors. It is spin-doctoring, but it is not intended to be reality. The important procurement decisions have still not been taken, and the Government have been proceeding to run down our...