Results 1-20 of 161 for smoking speaker:Miss Melanie Johnson

Written Answers — Health: Choosing Health" (7 Apr 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: ...and other sexually transmitted infections and to reduce the rate of under 18 conceptions, especially among vulnerable and at risk groups. An assessment of brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation in primary care (including pharmacy and dental services as well as general practitioner's surgeries) and other settings with particular reference to pregnant smokers and...

Written Answers — Health: Health Expenditure (7 Apr 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: Smoking costs the national health service between £1.4 billion and £1.7 billion a year in England, as set out in the White Paper, Choosing Health 1 . 1 Buck D et al—University of York Centre for Health Economics. Cost effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions: Health Education Authority 1997. The interim analytical report prepared by the strategy unit to support the...

Written Answers — Health: Passive Smoking (7 Apr 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: We are continuing to act to inform and educate the public about the harmful effects of exposure to secondhand smoke. The hard-hitting television campaign depicting the dangers of smoking around babies and children has received advertising industry awards for effectiveness. Details of the effectiveness of Government campaigns on the dangers of smoking are in the British Market Research Bureau...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (23 Mar 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The public service agreement (PSA) targets for smoking prevalence in 2010 were set in summer 2004. A delivery plan for the White Paper, Choosing Health", has been developed in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders to contribute to achieving the PSA target. The delivery plan, together with the tobacco control strategy currently in place, will see an expansion of the national health...

Written Answers — Health: Solvent Abuse (22 Mar 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The statistics on drug use, smoking and drinking among young people in England 2003 indicate that 8 per cent. of young people aged 11–15 abused solvent in 2003 compared with 6 per cent. in 2002. While deaths from solvent abuse have continued todecline over the past 10 years, the Government are keen to see these fall further. We have therefore been working with a wide range of...

Written Answers — Health: Health Promotion (18 Mar 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The Health Education Authority ran the public education campaign on the dangers of smoking prior to 1999–2000. The tobacco control campaign run by the Department was launched in December 1999. The following table shows advertising expenditure on the dangers of smoking from 1999–2000 to date. £ million Financial year Tobacco control 1999–2000 6.18 ...

Written Answers — Health: Illegal Cigarettes (8 Mar 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: ...groups raising concerns that the availability of cheap illegal tobacco is undermining the Government's tobacco control strategy, particularly the use of high duty rates to discourage people from smoking. Smuggled tobacco has meant a continuing supply of cheap tobacco, often targeted on areas of deprivation. This is why the Government, in Tackling Tobacco Smuggling," published in March...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (4 Mar 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The prevalence of cigarette smoking is shown in the table. Prevalence of cigarette smoking among people aged 16 and over, by gender in England: 1976 to 2003 Men Women All persons Unweighted data 1976 45 37 41 1978 44 36 40 1980 42 36 39 1982 37 32 35 1984 35 32 33 1986 34 31 32 1988 32 30 31 1990 31 28 29 1992 29 27 28 1994...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (4 Mar 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: holding answer 21 February 2005 The estimated percentages of deaths attributable to smoking in primary care trusts (PCTs) in Liverpool are shown in the table. The total figures for England are given for comparison. Estimated percentages of all deaths attributable to smoking in Liverpool PCTs -- Percentage PCT Male Female All persons Central Liverpool 27 18 22 North Liverpool...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (21 Feb 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The Department funded an evaluation of the national heath service stop smoking services programme, which was led by a team at Glasgow university. The results will be published in due course. The information is shown in the table. Information about NHS stop smoking services in England, 1999–2000 to 2003–04 1999–2000(58) 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking Cessation (21 Feb 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: A systematic review of the evidence on the effectiveness of smoking cessation approaches, including individual counselling, has been undertaken by the Cochrane review—Lancaster T., Stead, L. F., Individual behavioural counselling for smoking cessation. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews" 2002, (3), a copy of which is available in the Library.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking Cessation (21 Feb 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: Officials from the Department have not met representatives of the Allen Carr Easyway to Stop Smoking" organisation. However, officials have corresponded with the organisation. The Department regularly receives approaches about smoking cessation techniques and recognises that there are a number of methods that may help smokers to quit. The national policy focus is on those methods with...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking-related Diseases (9 Feb 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: holding answer 4 February 2005 The latest estimate available was made in 1997, when the then Health Education Authority estimated that treating illness and disease caused by smoking costs the national health service up to £1.7 billion every year in terms of general practitioner visits, prescriptions, treatment and operations. (Buck D., Godfrey C., Parrott S., Raw M., University of York...

Health Services (Hartlepool) (8 Feb 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: ...about the need to avoid over-reliance on hospital services by securing good services in a community setting. I am, in addition, pleased to congratulate the PCT and others involved on the drop in smoking brought about through the quitting smoking services, as well as on the teenage pregnancy figures that he mentioned. All those things are terribly important and we need to tackle them if we...

Written Answers — Health: Passive Smoking (8 Feb 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: ...that new evidence reinforces and strengthens the conclusion of the 1998 report from SCOTH which estimated that there are several hundred deaths a year due to lung cancer caused by second-hand smoke. The Committee did not estimate the number of deaths due to other causes linked to second-hand smoke, such as heart disease or sudden infant death syndrome, or the number of deaths in the...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking-related Diseases (8 Feb 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: holding answer 4 February 2005 There are no general procedures adopted by the national health service in determining whether a patient is suffering from a smoking related disease. However, it is standard medical practice to ask patients about their smoking history.

Obesity (Young People) (25 Jan 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: ...led the National Audit Office to highlight the fact that obesity is responsible for more than 9,000 premature deaths each year in England. That is not many compared with the number of deaths from smoking, but it is still a large number of deaths and a major problem. I agree that the problem being stored up for young people is of particular concern to us, as it presents an opportunity to...

Written Answers — Health: Mental Illness (Smoking Cessation) (24 Jan 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The Health Development Agency will shortly publish guidance for the national health service on the provision of smoke-free buildings to protect staff, patients and others from the health risks of second hand smoke. In NHS mental health facilities, the hospital is for some patients their main place of residence and therefore their home. We will be consulting on the special arrangements needed...

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (24 Jan 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The proposals for legislation set out in the White Paper "Choosing Health—Making Healthy choices easier" to shift the balance in favour of smoke-free enclosed public places and workplaces were based on the scientific evidence of harm from second hand smoke and the views from the public. In preparation of the proposals, we took full account of the latest scientific and medical evidence...

Written Answers — Health: Local Tobacco Alliances (18 Jan 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: Local tobacco alliances have a key role locally working alongside key partners such as trading standards, environmental health, Customs and Excise and smoking cessation co-ordinators. Alliance projects are developed in collaboration with priorities such as addressing health inequalities, reducing people's exposure to secondhand smoke and supporting the work of the national health service stop...