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Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day]: Armed Conflict (Parliamentary Approval) (15 May 2007)

William Hague: ...prerogative. I have always been in good company on that. One Labour politician wrote in 1994: "The royal prerogative has no place in a modern western democracy" and that it "has been used as a smoke-screen by Ministers to obfuscate the use of power for which they are insufficiently accountable." That politician was the right hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr. Straw), now the Leader of the...

Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions: Amendment of the Law (7 Mar 2001)

Mr William Hague: ...on petrol, pensions, cars, alcohol, cigarettes and council tax. His statement was watched by millions of people, and some of them may even have believed it, but it would be true only for people who never drive, never smoke, never drink and do not have a pension or even a local council. In other words, it does not apply to anyone in the country. Based on previous experience, therefore, no...

Retirement of Madam Speaker (26 Jul 2000)

Mr William Hague: ...has been said before that the position of Speaker in the House can be a lonely one. You are by tradition cut off from your previous party affiliations and the occasional refuge of the Tea Room, the Smoking Room and even the Bar, but you have been anything but cut off from the House and its Members. That has been true in your dealings with Members conducting parliamentary business, and it...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation: Amendment of the Law (9 Mar 1999)

Mr William Hague: ...Budget and those increases have already been locked in. The Chancellor said that the Budget is good for families. It is good for families who do not have a mortgage, who are not married, who do not run a car, who do not smoke and who do not save for a pension. For a family like that, the Budget is fine. There may even be a family like that somewhere in the country: it sounds...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation: Amendment of the Law (17 Mar 1998)

Mr William Hague: ...more successfully. Every day, step by step, it is clear this is the Government of the nanny state. This is the Government who tell people how to live. We see it again in the Budget. They tell people, "Don't drink, don't smoke, don't hunt, don't have a pension, don't eat beef on the bone, don't save, don't drive a car; if you drive a car, don't park it." The Prime Minister preaches to...

Prescribed Disease D4 Claimants (15 Feb 1995)

Mr William Hague: ...of any serious or lasting nature. Furthermore, it can be extremely difficult to identify the specific cause of the condition. There are many different causes and other general factors, such as smoking or the drying effects of central heating, which can worsen it. It is not surprising, therefore, that consistent diagnosis of the condition is very difficult; making a clear link with an...

Oral Answers to Questions — Social Security: Bronchitis and Emphysema (23 Jan 1995)

Mr William Hague: ...qualifying conditions to Ministers that ensure that benefit is paid to miners and ex-miners whose disability can most confidently be attributed to coal dust, rather than to other causes such as smoking. The council has now initiated a review of the qualifying conditions and evidence can be given to that review until 14 April. I strongly encourage the hon. Gentleman to ensure that he passes...

Orders of the Day — Debate on the Address: Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities (12 Nov 1990)

Mr William Hague: ...consequences of drink-driving, but we also need a stronger effort in many schools and, possibly by Government Departments, to combat under-age drinking and driving. Over the years, campaigns on smoking, drugs and AIDS have succeeded in making an impact on people in their late teens. It may be time to give more attention in public health campaigns to alcohol and, in particular, to its...