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Written Answers — Health: Health Services: Lancashire (22 Mar 2007)

Lindsay Hoyle: ...initiatives in each of the last 10 years; (2) how much money was spent in Lancashire on anti-alcohol initiatives in each of the last 10 years; (3) how much money was spent in Lancashire on anti-smoking initiatives in each of the last 10 years.

Ministry of Defence Procurement (18 Oct 2005)

Lindsay Hoyle: ...MOD decided they wanted to be supplied. A company called Cooneen, Watts and Stone tendered for the contract, and a so-called company in Belgium was meant to be supplying. However, behind all the smoke and mirrors was a state-owned and, no doubt, subsidised factory in China. We have ended up sending work from this country to China, which has meant jobs being lost in Lancashire. A factory in...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill (22 Jan 2001)

Mr Lindsay Hoyle: ...'s objectives in the Bill, which is very important. Hon. Members from all parties made many contributions and advanced honest arguments, but choices have to be made. As somebody who used to smoke, I have been on both sides of the fence. It is said that the worst people are those who are reformed, but I have also benefited from the tobacco companies as a former director of a rugby club that...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill (22 Jan 2001)

Mr Lindsay Hoyle: ...is very cheap in third-world countries. It is the expensive Formula 1 advertising that we should end. That is what influences young people. People aged 16 to 19 are increasingly attracted to smoking because of advertising in high-profile sports such as Formula 1. Such advertising must end because, whichever way we look at it, it is ultimately about death and misery. We should embark on...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill (22 Jan 2001)

Mr Lindsay Hoyle: ...his point about hand-rolling tobacco. The majority of such tobacco now being sold is smuggled: in fact, one would be hard pressed to find a shop that is moving hand-rolling tobacco. Similarly, pipe-smokers favour particular brands, but if a brand is cheat enough they will smoke it. At the end of the day, we are talking about finished cigarettes. Without doubt such cigarettes are smoked...