Results 1-20 of 47 for smoking speaker:John Healey

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-Domestic Rates: Licensed Premises (14 Jan 2009)

John Healey: ...representing public house operators and occupiers to help ensure that their members are clear about the change in approach to the rating assessments for pubs following the introduction of the smoking ban. The chief executive's office of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) was in direct contact concerning this issue with representatives of those same trade associations back in June—very...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-domestic Rates: Smoking (17 Jun 2008)

John Healey: The presence of a smoking shelter would be taken into account in valuing a licensed premises, insofar as it affects the rental value of the property.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance: Cheshire (18 Feb 2008)

John Healey: ... 0.064 — — 0.192 Audit of Pay Award — — 0.017 — — — 0.017 Transitional Funding Grant — — 0.471 — — — 0.471 Smoke Alarms Grant — — 0.051 0.051 0.051 0.102 0.255 Fire Prevention Grant — — — — 0.065 0.065 0.130 Invest to Save "Respect"...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 6 (10 May 2007)

John Healey: ...lagers are taxed more heavily than weak ones. So an element of the system of tax on beer and lager already reflects the concerns that she has. Alongside our duty decisions there is the prospective smoking ban in public places in July, the NHS stop smoking services and the fact that, in October, we shall raise the minimum age at which young people can buy tobacco from 16 to 18. I want to...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 6 (10 May 2007)

John Healey: ...between the EU and Philip Morris, because the latter does not cover counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes. I shall turn briefly to the point made by the hon. Member for Ludlow. If he is a lifelong anti-smoking crusader, I congratulate him—this must be an important year for him. I am sure that he is pleased at the prospect of the smoking ban in July.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 6 (10 May 2007)

John Healey: It is interesting to hear how the hon. Gentleman wrestled with his principles. To rephrase, no doubt he welcomes what everyone anticipates—a reduction in levels of smoking as a result of the ban. Many on the Government Benches supported the measure, even if he did not when it came before the House. The provisions for reducing VAT this year on products that help people to give up smoking...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 6 (10 May 2007)

John Healey: As they say, some of my best friends are smokers. I know that it will not be easy for them in the coming months. The hon. Members for Windsor, for Braintree and for South-West Hertfordshire tussled with what is undoubtedly a complex interaction—between duty, demand, revenues and levels of smuggling—and a complex set of considerations when weighing up the situation. The model that...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 5 (10 May 2007)

John Healey: ...is right to say that the pubs that prepare can benefit rather than lose out from the ban—the experience is clear to that extent. On balance, landlords are positive about the prospect of the smoking ban. It will also help some of them, as well as some of their customers, to give up smoking. Finally, the hon. Member for Wycombe made comments and raised questions on the state of the...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 5 (10 May 2007)

John Healey: ...of other members of the Committee have similar breweries in their constituencies. I turn now to another source of concern that the hon. Member for Wycombe and other members of the Committee raised: the smoking ban in England from the beginning of July. It is interesting to note that just five days after the Budget, Greene King, one of this country’s significant and good brewers, was...

Written Answers — Treasury: VAT: Bingo (2 May 2007)

John Healey: ...impact of the Budget changes on bingo clubs. However, the forecast total yield from the Budget changes to Gaming Duty was published in the Financial Statement and Budget Report. The effect of the smoking ban was incorporated into the forecast of total gambling receipts, which includes bingo duty receipts, and was published in the Financial Statement and Budget Report.

Orders of the Day: Clause 7 — Rates of gaming duty (30 Apr 2007)

John Healey: ...on it. As the Committee would expect, I regularly meet representatives of the Bingo Association and bingo operators, including Mecca. I am acutely aware of the situation that bingo operators face in Scotland after the smoking ban. They must make commercial decisions on whether to continue or to close the clubs. At root, this is not principally a tax problem with a tax solution; it is the...

Written Answers — Treasury: Suicide (19 Apr 2007)

John Healey: ...suffocation 106 22 Drowning 11 6 Firearms and explosives 13 1 Sharp objects 11 0 Jumping/falling from a high place 2 6 Jumping/lying/falling before moving object 11 6 Smoke, fire and flames 5 1 Other specified and unspecified means 21 6 Total 236 97 (1 )In routine statistics, ONS defines suicides as deaths from both intentional self-harm and...

Written Answers — Treasury: Tobacco (29 Nov 2006)

John Healey: Successive UK Governments have pursued a policy of establishing and maintaining high levels of tax on cigarettes, which has been proven to reduce smoking prevalence. The proportion of adults who smoke has been decreased from 28 per cent. in 1998 to 25 per cent. in 2004. The Government's current target is to reduce smoking prevalence to 21 per cent. by 2010.

Written Answers — Treasury: Drug-related Deaths (16 Oct 2006)

John Healey: ...by substance, including heroin/morphine, ecstasy, and all amphetamines. The number of alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales from 1990 to 2004 are included in the following table. As smoking history is rarely recorded on death certificates the number of tobacco-related deaths cannot be directly determined. Estimates can however be made of the number of deaths attributable to smoking,...

Written Answers — Treasury: Fire (Fatalities) (25 Jul 2006)

John Healey: ...were attributed to fires in each year since 2003. I am replying in her absence. (88967) The most recently available information for deaths is for 2004. Figures for deaths due to exposure to smoke, fire or flames are shown in the table below for 2003 and 2004. Number of deaths due to exposure to smoke, fire or flames( 1) , England and Wales( 2) , 2003 to 2004( 3) Number of deaths...

Written Answers — Treasury: Small Change Big Difference (20 Jun 2006)

John Healey: ...balance such as the opportunity for all staff to request varied working patterns and not just those who are statutorily entitled to seek alternative working arrangements. We will be introducing a smoking ban in the Treasury building before the end of 2006 and providing help-line contacts for those who wish to stop smoking. In common with other Government Departments we will continue to...

Public Bill Committee: Finance (No. 2) Bill: Clause 12 (11 May 2006)

John Healey: I said in my opening remarks that we are generally revalorising the bands and rates of amusement machine licence duty and we are conscious, as the hon. Gentleman said, that the prospect of the smoking ban creates a degree of uncertainty for the trading future. That is part of the overall judgment that we have come to. On the hon. Gentleman’s specific point, I just said that the 4,000 or...

Public Bill Committee: Finance (No.2) Bill: Clause 1 (9 May 2006)

John Healey: .... As part of his contention that we should increase tobacco duty in real terms, the hon. Member for Ludlow is rightly concerned, as all hon. Members will be, to bring about further reductions in smoking in this country. It has been the policy of successive previous Administrations and this one to use duty rates to maintain high cigarette and tobacco prices. That has undoubtedly been a...

Public Bill Committee: Finance (No.2) Bill: Clause 1 (9 May 2006)

John Healey: ...of the world, but his Front Benchers might be interested in that proposition financially—because it would cost billions of pounds—and in terms of health, because it would lead to an increase in smoking.

Public Bill Committee: Finance (No.2) Bill: Clause 1 (9 May 2006)

John Healey: ...stand part debate. I shall mention my views on the new clauses later, but first let me deal with clause 1, which increases the rate of duty on cigarettes, cigars, hand-rolling tobacco and other smoking and chewing tobacco products. It does so in line with inflation, therefore increasing the typical price of cigarettes by 9p, including VAT, and did so with effect from 6 pm on Budget day, 22...