Results 1-13 of 13 for smoking speaker:David Drew

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Litter: Smoking (20 Apr 2009)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the smoking ban on the level of tobacco-related litter on streets.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (16 Mar 2009)

David Drew: ...for Health how many (a) males and (b) females in the age groups (i) 10 to 15, (ii) 16 to 24, (iii) 25 to 49, (iv) 50 to 64, (v) 65 to 79 and (vi) 80 years and over (A) started and (B) ceased smoking in each of the last five years.

Scientific Procedures on Animals (Statistics) (24 Feb 2009)

David Drew: ..., replacement and refinement. When I look at the statistics, it would help me to see what definitive evidence there is—I know that we have an organisation that is tasked to do that, but it is smoke and mirrors—that those three R's have reduced the amount of animal experimentation that would otherwise have taken place. I have never seen such evidence, and that is a real weakness...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (19 Jan 2009)

David Drew: ...the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of regular smokers in (a) Stroud constituency, (b) Gloucestershire and (c) England; and how many people have given up smoking in each area over the last 12 months.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (3 Jul 2008)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people aged (a) under 16, (b) 17 to 25, (c) 26 to 45, (d) 46 to 65 and (e) 66 years or over who smoke on a regular basis, broken down by sex; what proportion of the total population of each age group these figures represent; and what the equivalent figures were in (i) 2003 and (ii) 1998.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (3 Jul 2008)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people aged (a) under 16, (b) 17 to 25, (c) 26 to 45, (d) 46 to 65 and (e) 66 years and over have sought assistance from smoking cessation clinics in the latest period for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Public Places: Smoking (9 Jun 2008)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on limitations on where people can smoke in open public spaces, with particular reference to the gardens of public houses.

Written Answers — Health: Passive Smoking (Cars) (8 Nov 2006)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the impact of passive smoking from travelling regularly in a car with someone who smokes; and if she will seek to legislate to ban smoking in cars.

Public Bill Committee: Animal Welfare Bill: Clause 5 - Mutilation (17 Jan 2006)

David Drew: ...dog''. I can be persuaded that there is a prophylactic reason for the docking of a dog's tail. What I have difficulty with is the notion that we can specify in law—one is reminded of the smoking debate—that a compromise may be possible at the end of the day, but we may not be able to legislate for it. Will the Minister help me through that dilemma?

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Smoke Alarms (27 Jun 2005)

David Drew: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many and what percentage of (a) battery-operated and (b) hard-wired smoke alarms were found to be defective in dwelling fires in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (5 May 2004)

Mr David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress is being made in encouraging smoking cessation; and how much was allocated to each health trust for such services in the last year for which figures are available.

Housing (13 Nov 2003)

Mr David Drew: ...set up to improve homes. Care and Repair England, along with other organisations, will often carry out the most basic tasks such as replacing plugs, ensuring that light bulbs work and installing smoke detectors. It sometimes does more substantial work by contracting that out to other agencies. We should not underestimate how important all this is, but it will not solve the problems of...

Community Policing (16 Sep 2003)

Mr David Drew: .... On Friday, the chief fire officer of Gloucestershire, Peter Jones, was saying how much the fire service appreciates being involved in going out on preventive work—not just dealing with smoke alarms. He suggested that, rather than expecting officers to retire at 48 or 49, it would be good to enable them to go on to that work, instead of using front-line officers to do it. I hope...