Results 1-13 of 13 for smoking speaker:Ian Pearson

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Ammunition: Exports (6 May 2009)

Ian Pearson: ...is available is 31 December 2008. The annual report summary for munitions that are designed to create illumination or to act as an incendiary fall under the following goods descriptions: Smoke hand grenades, smoke ammunition, signal flares, signal hand grenades, signal flares, incendiary hand grenades and illuminators. The reports do not break down goods descriptions beyond this level of...

[Mr. David Amess in the Chair] (10 Mar 2009)

Ian Pearson: ...benefit from it. A question for the FSA to consider is how to divide the costs among levy payers. It is entirely rational and sensible that in the first instance each sector should consume its own smoke. Building societies are deposit-taking firms, and it would be extremely unfair if parts of the industry that are more remote from deposit-taking firms should pick up the tab before they do....

Orders of the Day: New Clause 11 — Special resolution regime: compensation: Sources of compensation (26 Nov 2008) has video

Ian Pearson: ...can also mean that the failed firm will contribute to the costs of failure on the "polluter pays" principle, or, as I said before, according to the principle of companies consuming their own smoke. None of those are arguments for introducing pre-funding now, but when times get better, we believe that it will be right to consider the case for it again. All that clause 164 does is to allow...

Public Bill Committee: Banking Bill: Clause 156 (23 Oct 2008)

Ian Pearson: We have made it very clear that sectors should consume their own smoke when it comes to such matters. We discussed that in the debate earlier. I am not surprised that I did not persuade the hon. Gentleman to withdraw amendment No. 5, because he is simply completely against the principle of banks paying anything up front. The general principle that the costs of failure should be borne by the...

Public Bill Committee: Banking Bill: Clause 156 (23 Oct 2008)

Ian Pearson: ..., to limit the provisions to that, which is why we are inviting the Committee to reject them. However, I confirm that we accept the general principle that institutions should consume their own smoke. On cross-subsidy, it is in the general interests of financial stability, which all financial services firms benefit from, that they should contribute and provide to a scheme. It is therefore...

Public Bill Committee: Banking Bill: Clause 156 (23 Oct 2008)

Ian Pearson: ...ensure that the appropriate class of levy payer had to be the primary contributor towards the levy concerned. I entirely agree with the general principle that each sector should consume its own smoke, but this is yet another point where flexibility is important, and in the Government’s view it would be better not to tie our hands too much for possible future circumstances that we...

Public Bill Committee: Banking Bill: Clause 156 (23 Oct 2008)

Ian Pearson: ...undertaking a more formal consultation exercise. The issues and concerns would be raised during that process. As I said, I think that the general principle that each sector should consume its own smoke but that we must allow flexibility because we do not know what the future might bring, is the right one. I hope that I have convinced the Committee of that case.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Gardens: Heating (12 Jun 2007)

Ian Pearson: ...available for future years. There is currently no information available on the expected effect on the use and volume of emissions from patio heaters resulting from changes to legislation related to smoking in public places from 1 July 2007. However, the MTP is currently updating its briefing note 'Outdoor Heating for Comfort' to look at the possible impacts of the smoking ban on UK carbon...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Passive Smoking (18 Nov 2004)

Mr Ian Pearson: It is not possible to give figures on the number of deaths partly or wholly attributable to passive smoking from routinely collected mortality data.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Designated Accommodation (8 Sep 2004)

Mr Ian Pearson: The Northern Ireland Civil Service currently maintains 158 smoking rooms within the general office estate, but this will be discontinued from 1 January 2005. There are no rooms set aside for worship or for nursing mothers and pregnant women.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Osteoporosis (15 Jun 2004)

Mr Ian Pearson: ...of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is promoting action to prevent osteoporosis through a range of strategies and action plans designed to encourage regular exercise, a balanced diet, smoking prevention/cessation, home accident prevention and a responsible approach to alcohol consumption. In addition to lifestyle changes, there are a number of interventions, including medicines,...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Smoking (15 Jun 2004)

Mr Ian Pearson: The Chief Medical Officer and I have had a number of wide-ranging discussions about tobacco control, including a possible ban on smoking in public places in Northern Ireland. We agreed that it was important for us to contribute to the wider UK debate on possible smoking prohibitions/restrictions by assessing the level of public support here. We also agreed that officials should consider the...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Smoking (11 Sep 2003)

Mr Ian Pearson: There are some 158 smoking rooms currently in operation in the Northern Ireland Civil Service and NIO within the general office estate. Although no central guidance has been issued on the frequency or length of absences permitted in order to use smoking rooms, line managers are required to ensure that any individual cases of abuse of the facility are identified and dealt with quickly. As use...