Results 1-20 of 20 for smoking speaker:Angela Eagle

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Angela Eagle: I hope that many others who smoke will follow the hon. Gentleman’s example. The hon. Gentleman talked about the difference between the ad valorem and the specific elements of the current tax on tobacco. There is a point about sequencing. He quoted at great length from the consultation document issued by the Commission and our response to it. We are trying to change the structure of EU...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Angela Eagle: ...potentially counterfeit to cheap, up to premium brand or not. We have to be aware of that and look at how it is going, but I emphasise that Government policy is to try to reduce the prevalence of smoking of any brand. That is the aim of the excise duty policy in clause 12. The hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham asked about statistics and wondered whether it is true that one in three...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Angela Eagle: ...will remain unchanged after the VAT rate returns to 17.5 per cent. in January 2010. Before I go on to answer some of the specific points made in the debate, it is wise to put on the record that smoking is the biggest single cause of preventable illness and early death in the UK. It contributes significantly to inequalities in life expectancy, which the hon. Member for Taunton may take as a...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Angela Eagle: That point overlooks the overall fact that all smoking is dangerous to health, whether one smokes premium brands, cheap brands or counterfeit brands. The Government’s policy is designed to reduce and minimise the number of people who smoke.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Angela Eagle: I have two observations to make. One is that the way we measure the amount of smuggled or counterfeit products on the streets is not the same as the way we measure smoking prevalence. In other words, we know about smoking prevalence from social surveys carried out by ONS, but we do not always have detailed knowledge of precisely what brands are smoked. Some tobacco companies undertake their...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Angela Eagle: Of course not, but reducing the prevalence of smoking is the best way to tackle those inequalities, particularly in life expectancy.

Bingo Clubs (25 Feb 2009)

Angela Eagle: ...competition from the wider leisure sector and changing public tastes in leisure activities. Those are long-term trends, and they predate the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 and the smoking ban in 2007. As the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley said, the smoking ban has had an effect. I would be the first to acknowledge that, as I have in many meetings with the Bingo Association;...

Bingo Clubs (25 Feb 2009)

Angela Eagle: ...offer in the spirit in which I intended it, rather than push his luck beyond what I can agree to. It is clear that the bingo industry faces a challenging environment, in which it must react to the smoking ban, the implementation of the Gambling Act and the wider structural changes that have led to the long-term decline of the bingo sector. On top of that, it must manage any issues...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: New Clause 23 (19 Jun 2008)

Angela Eagle: ...measured using the combined impact of VAT and duty on a comparable basis, is in line with that on casinos, gaming machines and the lottery. We agree that the bingo industry needs to adjust to the smoke-free legislation, which to its great credit it supports, but we do not think that a tax cut is the way to do it. The bingo industry’s problems are the product of a combination of...

Written Answers — Treasury: Taxation: Bingo (18 Jun 2008)

Angela Eagle: ...bingo clubs and on bingo stakes, commercial sector reports on the bingo industry, and representations from the bingo industry. The assessment noted the need for the bingo industry to adapt to the smoke free legislation and the impact of the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005. It concluded that the industry's problems are a product of a combination of factors including greater...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 10 (15 May 2008)

Angela Eagle: ...to raise duty rates, which the Committee does not oppose, is in line with inflation in the Budget and will maintain the real price of such products. It will thereby continue to encourage people to smoke less or to give up, as the hon. Member for Taunton did, and I congratulate him on his ability to break the habit. Duty rates form an important part of the Government’s strategy to...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 9 (13 May 2008)

Angela Eagle: ...respond to this brief debate. I am contemplating the hon. Member for Taunton, who is a member of CAMRA, in his woolly jumper tucked into his trousers, with his open-toed sandals, voting against the smoking ban and trying to maintain the culture of UK pubs. Of course, I met representatives of CAMRA as part of the Budget process and its members did not turn up in woolly jumpers, but I now...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 9 (13 May 2008)

Angela Eagle: .... It would be difficult to identify the specific impact of alcohol duty rise against other factors, such as changing the culture of the pubs and their customers and people have also mentioned the smoking ban. I am aware of current pressures on the pub trade, and I met representatives from the trade several times in the run-up to the Budget, to hear people present their views on the current...

Written Answers — Treasury: Smoking (9 May 2008)

Angela Eagle: One smoking shelter was built at Trevelyan house, Great Peter street when the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) was in occupation. The shelter was modified subsequently, in July 2007, to comply with changes in legislation. OGC vacated the building in September 2007.

Written Answers — Treasury: Tobacco: Excise Duties (29 Apr 2008)

Angela Eagle: The Chancellor keeps all taxes under review. The Government currently have no plans for such a levy. DEFRA has recently funded four smoking litter campaigns, organised by Environmental Campaigns (ENCAMS), the organisation which runs the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. The Government will continue to encourage local authorities to use their powers in this regard to take action, where appropriate,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Bingo (24 Jan 2008)

Angela Eagle: ..., and we have allowed maximum stakes on prize gaming machines to be doubled. We have also allowed rollovers and created the potential for much larger prizes. My hon. Friend mentioned the smoking ban, so he has not fallen into the trap of thinking that all of bingo's problems are the result of VAT rates. They are not.

Written Answers — Home Department: Project Sponsorship (10 May 2002)

Ms Angela Eagle: ...by the Home Office. Chip Pan Safety Campaign Sponsor Sponsorship Value £ Total Cost £ Date B & Q 7,560 305,000 November 1997/ March 1998 Tesco 5,693 Moorhouses Brewery 6,600 Smoke Alarm Maintenance/Education/Awareness Campaign Sponsor Sponsorship Value £ Total Cost £ Date Duracell 309,250 370,000 January 1999 El...

Written Answers — Home Department: Advertising (18 Mar 2002)

Ms Angela Eagle: ...Constables Fire Safety—Chip pan safety pilot 1998–99; Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates (APSG) Police Recruitment Electoral Registration Special Constables Fire Safety—Smoke Alarms Crime Partnerships 1999–2000; APSG Police Recruitment Electoral Registration Special Constables Fire Safety—Escape pilot Fire Safety—Chip pan safety national European...

Orders of the Day — Lone Parents (Benefits) (23 Apr 1999)

Ms Angela Eagle: I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson) on securing the debate. His comments on smoking are primarily a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister for Public Health, because it has a tie-in with the Department of Health. Smoking is disproportionately high among all people living in poverty, including lone parents. The Government are committed to helping...

Orders of the Day — Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill (17 Nov 1992)

Ms Angela Eagle: ...to claim in a debate on the 1990 Bill that the Government's employment legislation was the great success of their period in office. I congratulate the Conservative party on finding any success in the smoking ruin that is now Britain after 13 years of their mismanagement. However, like most of its propaganda, that assertion is not true. Not only has the recession inhibited strike activity,...