Results 1-20 of 39 for smoking speaker:Nigel Evans

Written Answers — Health: Smoking: Expenditure (30 Oct 2008)

Nigel Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the effect on expenditure by his Department of the ban on smoking in public places and in the workplace; and what estimate he has made of the likely effect on such expenditure over each of the next five years.

Orders of the Day: European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill (20 Jun 2008) has video

Nigel Evans: ...hon. Friend were perhaps too long to wait. There should be an opportunity for a constant update every year at least and perhaps a more comprehensive analysis every five years. That issue could be smoked out in Committee. As I mentioned earlier, and although the costs are relatively small compared with the common agricultural policy, the common fisheries policy and some of the huge...

Prayers: Voting Age (Reduction) Bill (6 Jun 2008) has video

Nigel Evans: When is somebody an adult? If the hon. Gentleman thinks that 16 is the right age, should not people be able to drink and smoke at that age? When I refer to "Pulp Fiction", I do not mean the next Labour manifesto, and when I mention "Reservoir Dogs", I do not mean Government Back Benchers; the reference is to two movies that 16-year-olds would not be allowed to see. Does he believe that the 18...

Summer Adjournment (20 Jul 2005)

Nigel Evans: ...but the Government have now set up their own inquiry because of the evidence on the long-term psychotic influence of cannabis. Dr. John Henry of St. Mary's hospital has said that just as cigarette smoking has ill effects on the body, so cannabis has similar effects on the mind. A huge amount of evidence has appeared from a number of quarters since the reclassification of cannabis, so it is...

Council Tax (2 Mar 2005)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...people in this country simply do not understand local government finance. It is incredibly complex, yet so much of what the Government say these days depends on it. The Government are trying to use smoke and mirrors in order to confuse people, but funnily enough, one thing that does not confuse people is the demand that they receive through the letterbox. When they open up the letter, they...

Orders of the Day — Drugs (Sentencing and Commission of Inquiry) Bill (25 Feb 2005)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...consider the influence that they can have to the good if they start campaigning and educating youngsters against the use of drugs. The Department of Health annual survey on drug use, "Drug use, smoking and drinking among young people in England", found that 4 per cent. of all 11 to 15-year-olds reported class A drug use during the previous 12 months. The prevalence of drug use increased...

Public Bill Committee: Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill: Clause 44 - Forfeiture of vehicles (25 Jan 2005)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...not re-offend. I referred to changing the culture. We may look at these clauses again in a few years' time and say that we have changed the culture on the disposal of waste, just as we have on smoking in public places and so on. The first time that someone is caught tipping a mattress on a bit of open land, they will lose their car straight away—one strike and you're out. What I...

Public Bill Committee: Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill: Clause 27 - ''Litter'' (20 Jan 2005)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...''discarded ends of cigarettes, cigars and like products'',  and it is absolutely right that we need to clamp down on that; it is litter, after all. Perhaps one of the unintended consequences of smoking bans in various places is that we see people huddled outside buildings smoking cigarettes or cigars. They do not have a right to discard their finished cigarette ends on the floor...

Orders of the Day — Drugs Bill (18 Jan 2005)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...recently, with the levels in towns and cities likely to be "substantially higher". On cannabis, the report in question says that English boys are more likely than other European teenagers to have smoked a joint, with 42 per cent. admitting that they have tried the drug. Some 42 per cent. of boys and 38 per cent. of girls aged 15 in England have tried cannabis at least once. In Greece,...

Cannabis Reclassification (10 Feb 2004)

Mr Nigel Evans: ..., and in some cases can produce a psychotic state that may continue for some time. Such incidents may, in a few cases, be the start of a long-lasting psychotic illness, usually schizophrenia. Smoking cannabis presents a real health risk, with an increased incidence of bronchitis, asthma and lung cancer, as well as disorders of the heart and circulation. Smoking cannabis may be more...

Cannabis Reclassification (10 Feb 2004)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...arguing with his own Government that they should ban tobacco as well, at least let him be brave enough to say so. I would recommend to people that, although tobacco is a legal product, they do not smoke, because of the dangers that I have mentioned. From what the British Lung Foundation and the BMJ have said, I hope the hon. Gentleman understands that this product is different from...

Cannabis Reclassification (10 Feb 2004)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...campaign saying, "Hold on, cannabis is still illegal," when the message had already gone out. It is ironic, even perverse, that the Government can spend £6.5 million, which they did last year, on anti-smoking advertisements, yet they can find £1 million for a campaign on cannabis.

Cannabis Reclassification (10 Feb 2004)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...I am, but instead of trying to work through the issue and get more research done, the Government have decided to reclassify. Surely we need more research and more education. It has been proved that smoking cannabis is much more damaging to the lungs and the heart and carries a greater risk of cancer than cigarettes, yet the Government have just spent £6.5 million asking people not to...

Public Bill Committee: Civil Contingencies Bill: Clause 2 - Duty to assess, plan and advise (27 Jan 2004)

Mr Nigel Evans: This is what we are trying to smoke out from the Minister. I am not certain where the emergency plans for the House of Commons are. We are surely a terrorist target, so I assume that guidance will, at some stage, be issued to us, and to people who will want to train others who will then give guidance to us in the event of an emergency. I have not the faintest idea whether the point my hon....

Public Bill Committee: Civil Contingencies Bill: Clause 2 - Duty to assess, plan and advise (27 Jan 2004)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...I go to church from time to time.'' I suspect that some may not, but it our ordinary response to questions on things that we should be doing regularly. How often do we check that the battery in the smoke detectors in our homes? From time to time, I guess. Some, like my hon. Friend the Member for Windsor (Mr. Trend), check it regularly. The phrase ''from time to time'' is sloppy; and...

Written Answers — Home Department: Driving Standards (20 Jan 2004)

Mr Nigel Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidelines his Department has set for the police concerning motorists (a) eating, (b) smoking and (c) drinking non-alcoholic drinks whilst driving.

Health (Wales) Bill: Clause 3 — Functions of the Centre (9 Jan 2003)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...of Westcountry television, which is owned by Carlton, rather than watching domestic Welsh services. The Wales centre for health might embark on a campaign of precautions and warnings against smoking—something that we would all welcome. We know that obesity is a problem, so the centre might launch a campaign for better eating habits, perhaps coupled with the promotion of health...

Public Bill Committee: Health (Wales) Bill: Clause 2 - Wales Centre for Health (10 Dec 2002)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...One reason why we seek more certainty of independence for a body that champions patients' rights is that it will deal with some important aspects of health promotion and protection. Prevention of smoking in public places was mentioned on Second Reading. Perhaps the centre will recommend policy guidance on that on behalf of the Welsh Assembly, or on behalf of us in Westminster if we want...

Public Bill Committee: Health (Wales) Bill: Clause 2 - Wales Centre for Health (10 Dec 2002)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...that policy for our humble newsagent's shop. We do, however, sell cigarettes, which I sometimes find awkward, as, I suspect, do the tobacco companies because I recommend that people give up smoking. Any campaign that we can encourage in that regard must be welcomed. The Wales Centre for Health will have much work on its hands. There will be many campaigns. The Assembly will have powers to...

Illegal Drugs (21 Mar 2001)

Mr Nigel Evans: ...vehicles throughout the country, which spread the message to young people about all substance abuse--not only drugs, but all substances, including glue, over-consumption of alcohol and cigarette smoking. I congratulate the people involved on what they do. I believe that they now have more than 50 mobile classrooms. There were mixed messages from the Runciman report. I congratulate the...