Results 1-20 of 23 for smoking speaker:Eric Illsley

Care Homes (Domestic Pets): Clause 20 — Bingo duty (8 Jul 2009)

Eric Illsley: ...participation fees. Double taxation is not the only problem facing the industry. There are other issues, which have been outlined in the House previously—the general economic situation, the smoking ban and other issues, which the industry accepts and which we are not using in support of that industry. The present argument is about the level of gross profits tax and the ending of...

Bill Presented: Clause 20 — Bingo duty (13 May 2009) has video

Eric Illsley: ...Bingo Association tried to reduce the double taxation burden on the bingo industry. A combination of factors led to further problems perhaps two years ago, as we pointed out last year: the ban on smoking, the downturn in the leisure economy and people drinking at home. Beer prices, alcohol duties and supermarkets all played a part in the argument. A combination of factors led to problems...

Amendment of the Law (27 Apr 2009) has video

Eric Illsley: ...males and 22 per cent. among females. It is argued that it is not just beer duty that is causing pubs to close, and there are a number of other reasons: high rents, difficulties with leases and the smoking ban have all contributed. However, the one area where the Government could have assisted the industry would have been by restricting the increase in alcohol duty. The profit to licensees...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Air Pollution (26 Feb 2009)

Eric Illsley: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proposals he has to simplify the procedure for applying for an exemption under the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order.

Orders of the Day: Finance Bill (21 Apr 2008) has video

Eric Illsley: ...78 per cent. There has been a huge decline in beer sales in pubs, and the increases announced in the Budget have increased that problem. One problem that the beer industry faced last year was the smoking ban, which has had an effect on pubs and clubs. The industry has not complained about that and has accepted it, but the Government's increasing of beer duty has put another nail in the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Smuggled Tobacco (5 Feb 2008)

Eric Illsley: ...much of it is targeted at young people. As a consequence, health conditions are worsening because of those poor-quality cigarettes and young children are getting health problems at an earlier age. Smoking cessation programmes have been a success story, so can my right hon. Friend give any encouragement to my area about the possibility of those programmes being extended, in particular to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (25 Jul 2007)

Eric Illsley: ...right hon. Friend knows that bingo clubs throughout the country provide a safe form of entertainment for many thousands of our constituents. However, due to a combination of factors, including the smoking ban, the removal of amusement games and the high taxation that bingo clubs face, 21 clubs have already closed in Scotland alone. Will my right hon. Friend agree to meet me and...

Public Bill Committee: Health Bill: Clause 3 - Exemptions (6 Dec 2005)

Eric Illsley: ...'hospitals'. No. 37, in clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 36 and 37. No. 58, in clause 3, page 2, line 37, at end insert 'provided that such premises or specific areas of such premises shall be smoke-free whenever any person, for whom they are a place of work, is present.'.   No. 67, in clause 3, page 2, line 37, at end insert— '(d) HM ships and submarines'. No. 34, in...

Public Bill Committee: Health Bill: Clause 2 - Smoke-free premises (6 Dec 2005)

Eric Illsley: ...business or organisation providing goods or services to that club shall enter any area of the club that is enclosed or substantially enclosed at any time that such premises are specified not to be smoke-free.’.

Public Bill Committee: Health Bill: Clause 2 - Smoke-free premises (6 Dec 2005)

Eric Illsley: With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 46, in clause 3, page 2, line 40, at end insert— ‘provided that any area of a premises that is provided as not smoke-free at any time shall not share floor space unsegregated by a wall or door with any area that is smoke-free at the same time.’. No. 48, in clause 3, page 3, line 5, at end insert—...

Public Bill Committee: Gambling Bill: Clause 260 - Bingo (9 Dec 2004)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...to me and said, ''Be careful, sir,   there's a pyrotechnic in front of you.'' I said, ''Do you mean an indoor firework?'' He said, ''Yes''. It went off and for about 30 seconds I was staggering about the stage unable to see a thing because of smoke. The club had 26,000 members at the time that I reopened it. With the best will in the world, a working men's club will not have anywhere...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill (9 Apr 2001)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...smuggling, about which I shall speak shortly. My area has high rates of lung cancer stroke and heart disease. Reducing tobacco consumption is therefore vital. The explanatory notes to the Bill state: Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK. Tobacco use is detrimental to health with significant wider social costs. The Government is committed...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill (9 Apr 2001)

Mr Eric Illsley: .... We have to find solutions other than reducing tobacco duty to tackle the smuggling problem. Although we can consider that option, as I said, the idea is to increase the duty to try to stop people smoking, and perhaps to prevent young people from taking up the habit by pricing them out of the market. However, I am worried that that policy is being defeated by the general availability of...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill (17 Apr 2000)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...from smugglers—people who operate on an organised basis, bringing contraband tobacco, alcohol or whatever into the country on a huge scale. I fully support increases in tobacco tax to discourage smoking, which results in a huge cost to the NHS and society. We should do as much as we can to decrease smoking, which, as has been pointed out, is sadly on the increase, especially among...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill (20 Apr 1999)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...will appreciate in which smugglers from my area went to his. Smuggling is affecting Government policy and revenues. It also hits retailers in my constituency. I fully support initiatives to reduce smoking taken by this Government and their predecessor, and I support plans to ban tobacco advertising. I do not advocate reducing duty on cigarettes, but more resources should be given to...

Licensing Law (Northern Ireland.) (7 Nov 1996)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...children. My club allows children to remain until 9.30 pm, and that curfew is well policed by members, who genuinely do not want to drink in an area with children. Magistrates should consider no-smoking areas when children's certificates are applied for. The hon. Member for Halesowen and Stourbridge (Mr. Hawksley) raised that point during the debate on the Licensing (Sunday Hours) Bill in...

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...'s best interests are in improving its health. Over the past two or three years, the House has shown its willingness to allow progress—albeit limited progress—on Bills relating to smoking. The majority of hon. Members accept that we need to emphasise the dangers of smoking and to accelerate as much as possible a reduction in the prevalence of smoking. I sincerely hope that the...

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...about their use. If used properly, those implements should not cause problems. Such implements could cause accidents if used in the wrong manner, but they will not harm other people, whereas smoking does—through passive smoking. More than 110,000 deaths each year are attributed to smoking. One person dies every day from passive smoking. That is not my figure, but was given by the...

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...increase in the size of warnings on European products. In the debate on tobacco advertising that took place last year, it was accepted by my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley that adult smoking rates had fallen. There is, however, a dispute among hon. Members on both sides of the House about the extent to which levels of smoking have fallen. It was accepted in the debate last year...

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr Eric Illsley: ...with such matters. There are differences between both sides of the House on the European directive, but it is worth allowing the Bill to proceed so that they may be argued in detail. Action on Smoking and Health produced a report for the Health Education Authority in December 1990 on the impact of the first Council directive on tobacco labelling. Unfortunately, it is not specific about...