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School Sport (14 Oct 2004)

Mr Doug Henderson: ..., but I am annoyed when I see youngsters in my constituency with a sedentary lifestyle. They eat the wrong food and hang about with nothing to do for much of the time. Some of them probably smoke cigarettes and others probably get involved in worse things. After all the development and growth that we have experienced in this country, I am annoyed that we still have those problems....

Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill: Meaning of "the Treaties" and "the Community Treaties" (3 Dec 1997)

Mr Doug Henderson: ...I hope that the House will forgive me if I do not reply individually to hon. Members. I felt that I had to yesterday and I rather felt that I had offended an important section of my friends in the Smoking Room. I have no wish to make matters worse this evening, so I shall try to be more precise. The hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr. Heath) asked whether the Government would consult...

Orders of the Day — Asylum and Immigration Bill: Restrictions on Employment (21 Feb 1996)

Mr Doug Henderson: The Government have been smoked out over a lot of issues in the past four years. This evening, they have been smoked out over their real motives for not only clause 8 but the Bill. I will not accuse them of incompetence in this instance because they know what will be the impact of the clause and the Bill. They know that clause 8 will have no impact on identifying illegal workers and that it...

Confectionery (Value Added Tax) (2 Feb 1988)

Mr Doug Henderson: ..., biscuits and so on, on which value added tax has been paid. At the same time—this is not a criticism; it is a comparison—food at the rich man's table, where there have, perhaps, been smoked salmon and caviar to eat, has been tax-free. Countless other luxury food items are also tax-free. The schoolkid who likes, and can perhaps afford no more than, a packet of crisps or a...