Results 1-18 of 18 for smoking speaker:Alex Salmond

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Commonwealth Games 2014 (Support) (19 Nov 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...Curran's view is not shared by the Commonwealth Games Federation, which pointed out that the project was not an integral part of either the games bid or their successful delivery. Now that the smoke of by-election has cleared, I hope that even the constituency member will somehow concede that the billions of pounds of infrastructure investment that is now being made in and around Glasgow...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Government's Programme (3 Sep 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...nations. It follows that, until we can use all the economic and financial levers that are available to every other Government in the world, Scotland will always be at a competitive disadvantage. The Scottish Parliament has led the way on banning smoking in public places, on free personal care and, recently, on climate change legislation. It is right that, collectively, we should be proud...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Lung Cancer (11 Jun 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...December last year were treated within 62 days of their urgent referral. That means that we are meeting the cancer waiting times target for the first time in the history of the Parliament. Stopping smoking, of course, is the single most important thing that an individual can do to reduce their risk of lung cancer and the Government has made significant progress towards creating a...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Statement: Scottish Government's Programme (3 Sep 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...by new resources at the front line: the Scottish Government will commit an additional £9 million over the next three years to support local government and the national health service in delivering measures in the smoking prevention action plan. I turn now to the measures that we are introducing in education and for our young people. We all know the fundamental importance of a good...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Cabinet (Meetings) (12 Jun 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: As the former Deputy First Minister well knows, such services are not, and never have been, included in the waiting list guarantees. I think that he would be right to recall that smoke and mirrors and hidden waiting lists were the situation when he was Deputy First Minister.

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) (29 May 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...drugs policy in Scotland. A whole range of things is required if we as a country are to turn that tide. One of those is certainly for parliamentarians and political parties to rise above the usual smoke of battle and to address a huge underlying serious social problem that afflicts many and perhaps all western societies. We should do that as a united Parliament and get a response from a...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Smoking Cessation (13 Mar 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: Yesterday was national no smoking day. I congratulate everyone who has taken the difficult first step towards stopping smoking. The Scottish Government wants to support people to stop smoking all year round, which is why we are investing in NHS smoking cessation services.

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Smoking Cessation (13 Mar 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: As Richard Simpson knows, expenditure on public health initiatives in Scotland will rise sharply over the next three years. He also knows that Action on Smoking and Health Scotland has told ministers and officials that it welcomes the development of the forthcoming smoking prevention action plan. I am delighted to congratulate and celebrate those who have worked on no smoking day, which is a...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Smoking Cessation (13 Mar 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: Christine Grahame draws attention to serious issues. Regardless of people's opinions on how we should continue to tackle smoking, the member has identified steps that must be taken. Such measures are under active consideration.

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Tobacco Sales (4 Oct 2007)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...age for purchase of tobacco products will save 350 lives a year in the long run and save the national health service £3.8 million a year. The measure will be just one part of our five-year smoking prevention action plan, to be published next spring. Compliance with the raised permitted age for purchasing tobacco products is a key matter. The Minister for Public Health, Shona Robison,...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Tobacco Sales (4 Oct 2007)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: There is a £2 million budget for smoking cessation practices this year, which has been prioritised to younger people. To drive forward compliance and in order that people can prove their age, the Scottish Government has invested in the Young Scot national entitlement card, which is an accredited proof-of-age card that is available free to all Scots under 26. Therefore, with respect to...

Scottish Parliament: Government Priorities (23 May 2007)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...we can expand drug rehabilitation throughout Scotland, building on our own manifesto commitments. The Labour election manifesto was not without positive initiatives. The proposals to raise the smoking age and clamp down on the key social issues of alcohol abuse and the sale of alcohol to those who are underage mirrored some of our own thinking. We look forward to working together in those...

Scottish Parliament: Business Motion: First Minister (16 May 2007)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...we will certainly try our best. Lastly, I thank Jack McConnell for his good wishes. He once said that the job of a First Minister was to leave Scotland better than they found it. With the ban on smoking and the campaign against sectarianism in society, he has certainly done that. I applaud his efforts in those directions and I hope to continue them. I thank him very much and wish him and...

European Council (20 Jun 2005)

Alex Salmond: ...accept that, right through his premiership, he has lectured us that the difference between him and his predecessors is that he will always put this country at the heart of Europe? Amid all the smoke, confusion, chaos, re-enactments of the battle of Waterloo and all that stuff, can he tell us exactly what now differentiates his position, in terms of attitude and style, from that of John...

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (15 Mar 2005)

Mr Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence at what times in each of the last four years emergency services have been called to handle (a) fire, (b) smoke and (c) electrical malfunction at the Explosives Handling Jetty at the Royal Naval Armament Depot at Coulport on Loch Long; and on which of these occasions nuclear material was within (i) 50 yards, (ii) 100 yards and (iii) 500 yards of the...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (23 Apr 2002)

Mr Alex Salmond: ...;indeed, two lies—for the past five years. First, after each and every Budget since 1997, the Chancellor told the House that the health service was adequately funded. We all know that he used smoke and mirrors, double counting, triple counting and, on one occasion, quadruple counting of the investment in public services. At each Budget, he told us that the health service was...

Scottish Parliament: Prayers (18 May 1999)

Alex Salmond: ...Scotland-that would be something that this Parliament would do well to consider. Our affirmation of the key role of all of the religions of Scotland in contributing something above and beyond the smoke and battle of politics could be very important indeed to our proceedings.

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation: First Scottish Standing Committee (14 Mar 1989)

Mr Alex Salmond: ...gives the lie to any feeling that they are there to listen to the Scottish arguments. There is the hon. Member for Hexham (Mr. Amos), a former London teacher, councillor, Right-winger, anti-smoking, pro-birching for muggers and rapists, strong NHS supporter, educated at St. Albans—