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Orders of the Day — Health Bill (29 Nov 2005)

Patrick McLoughlin: ...said that he found it rather odd that, at this stage of their life, the Government were allowing 24-hour drinking, with all the damage that alcohol can do to people, yet they somehow believe that smoking should be banned.

Adjournment (Easter) (26 Mar 2002)

Mr Patrick McLoughlin: ...tax is, in the case of Derbyshire county council, 8.9 per cent. The funding of sixth forms concerns me. Some time ago, the Government announced that they would de-layer the education funding system, which I favour. There is too much smoke around the allocation of the standard spending assessments to local government and the various spending bodies involved. The Government say that they...

London and the South-East (12 Mar 2002)

Mr Patrick McLoughlin: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for smoking out the hon. Member for Ilford, South (Mike Gapes). Did not the hon. Gentleman vote for the Bill that allows the independent Mayor to levy those charges? Labour Members complain, but they voted for it.

Orders of the Day — Ports Bill: The Annual Turnover Requirement for the Purposes of Section 9 (23 Apr 1991)

Mr Patrick McLoughlin: That was a nice try, but I still think that we smoked out where the classic Liberal position was in that case. A number of points have been made, but I cannot be held responsible for all the speculation that may appear in newspapers about what may be in future Conservative party manifestos. The fact that the press are more interested in Conservative party manifestos but share little interest...

Rate Support Grant (19 Jan 1989)

Mr Patrick McLoughlin: ...for his travel away from Derbyshire. That information has been singularly lacking from the county council. A mist of secrecy has built up around the whole scenario. Mr. Race came out of a puff of smoke and went in a puff of smoke. He was appointed on 23 December 1987 to take up an appointment on 1 January 1988. I said at the time that that was indecent haste and I was criticised for that....