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New Member: New Clause 1 — Purchase of tobacco on behalf of children (12 Oct 2009) has video

Julie Morgan: I was able to visit Ireland with Action on Smoking and Health just before the new law was introduced there. Does my hon. Friend agree that it has been introduced in a pain-free way, that most of the costs have been paid by the tobacco manufacturers and that businesses have not suffered?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Smoking Ban (26 Jun 2007)

Julie Morgan: Is my right hon. Friend aware that since the introduction of the smoking ban in Wales on 2 April, there has been a huge increase in the number of smokers who want to give up and, I think, a 30 per cent. rise in the number of calls to the helpline? Does she agree that it is very important that extra resources are made available to respond to the needs of people who want to give up smoking?

Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons Commission: Smoking (28 Feb 2006)

Julie Morgan: What effects the Commission expects the new legislation on smoking will have on the House of Commons accommodation.

Orders of the Day — Government of Wales Bill (9 Jan 2006)

Julie Morgan: ...Council already, there are many instances in which we could have moved quickly ahead in Wales when policies different from those here in Westminster were advocated. I am thinking particularly about smoking. I had a private Member's Bill on smoking and I know that the Welsh Assembly has supported in principle a total ban on smoking in all workplaces and public places. It voted in January...

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

Julie Morgan: ...on the Second Reading of this very important Bill, which will improve the well-being and health of women, men and children in the UK. I want briefly to concentrate on two aspects of the Bill: smoking in public places and the proposals for the ophthalmology service. I was fortunate enough to be drawn fourth in the ballot for private Members' Bills in the last Session of the previous...

Business of the House (24 Nov 2005)

Julie Morgan: I add my support to a free vote on the smoking restrictions. May I urge my right hon. Friend to do all that he can to help settle the dispute with the House of Commons contract cleaners, perhaps by asking the House of Commons Commission to get involved? Yesterday I went to a meeting with other hon. Members in which the cleaners were supported by a delegation of cleaners from Europe, who have...

Business of the House (17 Nov 2005)

Julie Morgan: I am pleased to hear that we now have a date for the Second Reading of the Health Bill, which is an important measure. Will my right hon. Friend reconsider allowing Labour Members a free vote on smoking in public places? I am sure that he is aware of the strength of feeling on that issue. Is it not just the sort of issue on which we should have a free vote?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Smoking (25 Oct 2005)

Julie Morgan: If she will take steps to ban smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Smoking (25 Oct 2005)

Julie Morgan: I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Is she aware that the introduction of a total ban on smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places in Wales depends on the Bill's speedy introduction and passage? May I urge her to ensure that that happens as quickly as possible, and to be bold and think of the health of the nation? In that way, she can ensure that the public and employees in Wales...

Wales Office: Smoking (22 Jun 2005)

Julie Morgan: Does my hon. Friend agree that most smokers want to give up and would welcome a ban on smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places, as it would help them to do so? Does he further agree that that is the experience in Ireland, where there has been a drop in the number of smokers.

Written Answers — Wales: Smoking (22 Jun 2005)

Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on legislation relating to smoking and its impact in Wales.

Business of the House (26 May 2005)

Julie Morgan: May I also raise the issue of smoking in public places? Is my right hon. Friend aware that yesterday there was a cross-party vote in the Welsh Assembly in favour of introducing a ban on smoking in all enclosed workplaces and public places, with a few exceptions such as prisons and nursing homes, following the report of the cross-party working group ably chaired by Val Lloyd, the Assembly...

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Ms Julie Morgan: ...a Second time. The purpose of the Bill is to give the National Assembly for Wales the powers that it requires to protect employees and members of the public in Wales from the effects of second-hand smoke. The Bill has the backing of hon. Members of all parties and of many organisations and individuals across Wales and England, including the British Medical Association, the Royal College of...

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Ms Julie Morgan: ...of preparation for the present Bill. I also have the support of the children's charities in Wales and of the Children's Commissioner for Wales, who are all concerned about the effect of passive smoking on children's health.

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Ms Julie Morgan: ...Minister giving his views at the end of the debate, so we will hear what he has to say then. Imperial college researchers recently published research which showed that children regularly exposed to smoking are three times more likely to contract lung cancer in later life than those who live in non-smoking homes. That is a fundamental point. I have consulted widely in my constituency,...

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Ms Julie Morgan: ...refers, and there is general sympathy with the aims. Over 200 posters were submitted by local children to illustrate my Bill and they showed the depth of their perception of the dangers of passive smoking, and the unfairness of being unable to breathe smoke-free air because of what some of the children saw as the selfishness of some adults. They used captions such as, "Stop the ciggies,...

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Ms Julie Morgan: I thank my hon. Friend for all her support on the issue. Yes, I am aware of the results announced on Radio 4 this morning, and I believe that the success in cutting smoking has not been as the Government would wish, which makes it even more important that this Bill should be passed. Despite all the efforts that successive Governments have made, the pain, grief and loss caused by smoking...

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Ms Julie Morgan: The hon. Gentleman makes an important intervention, but I do not think that there is any evidence to suggest that stopping smoking will cause damage in the way that he suggests, and among the NHS trusts that have become smoke free there is a psychiatric unit. However, I agree that we must take that into consideration in any detailed consideration of the Bill or any other proposal.

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Ms Julie Morgan: Yes, people who have a mental illness also need protection from smoke, but I accept that we must approach the matter carefully. I take on board some of the points made by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton), but if we are to challenge health inequalities, we cannot leave out some of the most vulnerable people in society, who suffer from mental illness. Derek Wanless...

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Ms Julie Morgan: It is a mixture of both, and I shall deal with that subject later in my speech. I shall not speak at length about the scientific evidence on second-hand smoke. The case has been made, I do not think that many people challenge it, and it is almost universally accepted. I simply point out that tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals in the form of particles and gases, some 60 of which are...