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Armed Forces Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Armed Forces Bill (7 Nov 2006)

Gerald Howarth: ...continue today to lay their lives on the line for our country. Among those whom we remember will be the victims of harsh judgments made in good faith by good men of their day, often in the heat and smoke of battle. If the amendment brings consolation to the families of those victims, it is a welcome benefit. However, in the interests of justice and for the proper understanding of history,...

Family Justice (13 Dec 2004)

Mr Gerald Howarth: ...have stated. What have the Government done about it? They have done precious little, which is very disappointing. They are prescriptive about what we should eat and do for our health—do not smoke, do more dieting, do more exercise, do this, do that. Of course, it is perfectly right to criminalise those who are engaged in the traditional and ancient pursuit of hunting but, when the...

Public Bill Committee: Armed Forces(Pensions and Compensation) Bill: Clause 4 - Existing naval and marine pensions (10 Feb 2004)

Mr Gerald Howarth: ...behavioural disorders that children from single-parent or co-habiting homes were up to four times more likely to suffer behavioural disorder than those from married homes. We say to people who smoke, ''You know there are dangers in smoking, so why should society put up with the consequences of your addiction?'' We make value judgments as politicians; we legislate for society as a ...

Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards (17 Nov 1998)

Mr Gerald Howarth: ...Shortly before the general election of 1997, he dismissed the allegations as baseless, but they had all been paraded all over the newspapers, and Labour Members could revel in the idea that there was no smoke without fire and that a senior Minister was involved; it was great stuff for the sleaze machine and all the rest of it. When Sir Gordon found, of course, that there was no case to...

Points of Order (8 Jun 1998)

Mr Gerald Howarth: ...by friends of mine in the tobacco industry that there is a meeting tomorrow morning in the Jubilee Room. It is a so-called press briefing entitled, "A call for a more effective UK public policy on smoking cessation and the use of nicotine replacement therapy", sponsored by the hon. Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson). I understand that the promoters are being assisted by a commercial...

Biotechnology (11 Jul 1997)

Mr Gerald Howarth: ...) for interrupting his Adjournment debate. I understand that he is in a great hurry. However, something has just occurred that I want to raise. On Monday, the Government will hold a summit on smoking, and not one representative of the tobacco industry has been asked to attend that most important debate. There are 15 million people who smoke in the United Kingdom. Although I am only a very...

Smoking in Public Places (8 May 1989)

Mr Gerald Howarth: ...My hon. Friend the Member for Chislehurst (Mr. Sims) —like my hon. Friend the Minister and the hon. Member for Peckham (Ms. Harman)—has advanced very good arguments about the dangers of smoking, while others have argued that it is a perfectly legitimate occupation. I believe, however, that the debate is not actually about the merits or demerits of smoking: I think that it is...