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Public Bill Committee: Sustainable Communities Bill: Clause 2 (9 May 2007)

Clive Efford: ...Private Secretary, who, it should be recognised, have been very supportive and helpful. However, I am slightly frustrated and bemused that after our sittings we go away to what used to be called smoke-filled rooms—although I am sure that there is now a smoking ban to prevent that—and what emerges does not particularly correspond with the consensus that was reached by the...

Orders of the Day — Greater London Authority Bill: Smoking in London Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (4 May 1999)

Mr Clive Efford: ...stressed, and the Conservatives are planning to have a vote of conscience. For me, the debate is simple and straightforward. It is about the workplace and about the worker being able to work in a smoke-free environment. It is plain and simple. If the driver chooses to work in a smoke-free environment, he or she should be able to enforce that decision. This has gone on for far too long....

Orders of the Day — Greater London Authority Bill: Smoking in London Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (4 May 1999)

Mr Clive Efford: ...not think that we need to take a sledgehammer to crack a nut; what we need to do is tidy up a situation in which many taxi drivers find themselves placed outside the law in an attempt to work in a smoke-free environment. I hope that the Minister will tell us that there will be further dialogue, and that she will undertake the consultation that the Government feel is necessary before they...

Orders of the Day — Greater London Authority Bill: Smoking in London Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (4 May 1999)

Mr Clive Efford: Can you confirm to the House whether you are actually planning to ban smoking—

Orders of the Day — Greater London Authority Bill: Smoking in London Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (4 May 1999)

Mr Clive Efford: I apologise, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Is the hon. Gentleman planning to ban smoking entirely from the back of taxis, or is he planning to allow the taxi driver the opportunity to choose whether someone smokes in the back of his taxi?