Results 1-5 of 5 for smoking speaker:Tom Levitt
- New Member: New Clause 1 — Purchase of tobacco on behalf of children (12 Oct 2009) has video
Tom Levitt: The hon. Gentleman began his remarks by saying that he accepted that smoking should be an adult pastime. Does he accept that banning cigarette machines may push consumers from that unsupervised sale towards a supervised sale in small shops, and that therefore the only people who would be deprived of the chance of buying them would be the under-age children who should not be buying them in the...
- Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Carbon Monoxide: Safety (1 Feb 2008)
Tom Levitt: ...for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will take steps to (a) reduce the cost and (b) improve the availability of domestic carbon monoxide detectors with audible alarms and combined smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
- Carbon Monoxide Detectors (8 Jan 2008) has video
Tom Levitt: ...in my analysis. Of those replying, 95 per cent. had gas boilers and 20 per cent. used other carbon fuels, so it is clear that some people have more than one system. In addition, 92 per cent. had smoke detectors in their homes, while only 34 per cent. had CO detectors. In fact, that compares well with the national figures of 83 per cent. for smoke alarms and 21 per cent. for CO alarms. Only...
- Carbon Monoxide Detectors (8 Jan 2008) has video
Tom Levitt: ...Gas to prospective tenants is that if a landlord cannot show them a current gas safety certificate, they should not move into his property. Thirdly, will she encourage the industry to phase out smoke alarms in favour of combined smoke and CO alarms for domestic use at an affordable price? Fourthly, will she redouble efforts to replace all open flue boilers with the more energy-efficient...
- Deaf Awareness Training (1 Apr 1998)
Mr Tom Levitt: ...in a quiet place, he or she will get the best view of your face. If you keep your face still and in the light, the deaf person will be able to lip-read more effectively, and if you do not chew or smoke, do not shout, and do not have a beard—the Minister might pass that advice on to his boss, the Secretary of State—you diminish the possibility of misunderstanding even more. You...
