Results 1-11 of 11 for smoking speaker:John Prescott

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Government Departments: Health (21 Jun 2007)

John Prescott: ...the Government's policies to improve public health and reduce health inequalities. Co-ordination across Government has been necessary to address a range of public health issues, including reducing smoking rates, tackling obesity, reducing teenage pregnancy rates, promoting sport and physical activity, developing Healthy Schools, and tackling drug and alcohol abuse and misuse. Owing to...

Oil Depot Explosion (Hemel Hempstead) (12 Dec 2005)

John Prescott: .... The fire has had a number of wider consequences—in particular, health issues, the impact on fuel supplies and the provision of other public services. It has generated a large plume of smoke, which has spread widely. The plume is largely made up of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. As the fire comes under control and as the heat reduces, there may be an increase in...

Written Ministerial Statements — Deputy Prime Minister: Supplementary Estimates (22 Feb 2005)

Mr John Prescott: ...of the changes to Request for Resources 1, The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's administration provision will be reduced by £8,531,000 from £357,932,000 to £349,401,000 after taking account of the transfer of £36,912,000 from administration DEL to programme DEL in respect of the reclassification of the Planning Inspectorate's expenditure. The change in the capital...

Local Government Finance (2 Dec 1998)

Mr John Prescott: Liberals always amaze me—that is why I never sit down with them. Never mind the smoke and mirrors—let us see what the hon. Gentleman's authority is getting, and people can then make the judgment. Sutton council is getting a 5.5 per cent. increase this year. That is certainly above the average that we have mentioned. Sutton is to get an extra £4.3 million for...

Local Government Finance (2 Dec 1998)

Mr John Prescott: Another claim for smoke and mirrors. At least, before giving his analysis, the hon. Gentleman felt obliged to say that the settlement looked generous. It not only looks generous; it is generous, whatever it is compared with. The 5.7 per cent. increase that Gloucestershire is receiving is far better than the awards in many years under the previous Administration, and far better than was given...

New clause 12: Existing Passenger Service Operators and Associates to Be Eligible as Franchisees (25 May 1993)

Mr John Prescott: ...Sir K. Speed) in negotiating with the Secretary of State to save particular travelcards and concessions. They will have to queue up at the door of the franchising operator—not spend time in a smoke-filled room pressurising the Secretary of State, knowing that the right hon. Gentleman has to come to the House and vote for or against a particular proposal. The luxury of accountability...

King's Cross Fire (Fennell Report) (12 Apr 1989)

Mr John Prescott: ...was on an escalator at King's Cross, that the accumulation of grease and dust became the seedbed for the fire, that it was ignited by a lighted match from a smoker who continued to defy the ban on smoking, and that fire incidents were not uncommon. A number of previous inquiries over recent years have recorded similar incidents and recommendations, which were not implemented, and which...

King's Cross Fire (Fennell Report) (12 Apr 1989)

Mr John Prescott: ...the figures. One third of the cleaning staff were sacked despite all the reports about dirty material in the escalators which caused fires. It was known that cigarettes and matches caused fires, so smoking was banned. However, the logic presumably was that as there were to be no matches, the dirty material did not matter. That assumption was fatally wrong. The risers stopped discarded...

Orders of the Day — Transport Safety (13 Mar 1989)

Mr John Prescott: ...were more seats on the aeroplane, the exits from the plane were blocked. That was a clear indication of economic factors taking priority over safety. That is unacceptable, as is the conflict over smoke hoods and the buck-passing between the CAA and the Department of Transport. [Interruption.] That is one of the interesting conflicts. The fire brigade people are talking about the...

Opposition Day: Unemployment (15 Jan 1985)

Mr John Prescott: ...to retrain people for the new industries, are being closed down by Government agencies. We have been reminded of the information on social trends that has been produced this week. It is clear that there is a direct connection between sickness, drinking, smoking and suicides, which have increased at a phenomenal rate, and unemployment. The facts are there to see. Those are the social...

Orders of the Day — Shipping (Safety) (7 Mar 1977)

Mr John Prescott: ..., axes and God knows what else. They were told to remove forcibly the crew who had been hired legitimately. The Government have recently passed new regulations raising the fines for the offence of smoking on board a tanker. Smoking in certain parts of a tanker can be a serious offence, and the Government have increased the penalties because of their concern for safety. But in the case of...