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[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Private Rented Sector (24 Jun 2008)

Andrew Smith: ...8212;the Fire Safety Information Bill—which was killed off by the Conservative Government. It is scandalous that council inspectors still find that as many as 17 per cent. of properties lack smoke alarms or basic fire safety precautions. The immediate catalyst for my seeking today's debate was the fact that the Department for Communities and Local Government is considering an...

Under-age Sales (13 Jul 2005)

Andrew Smith: ...the issues related to under-age sales and enforcement. In recent years, in response to public concern, there has been much debate and legislation on antisocial behaviour, on health concerns about smoking, alcohol and solvent abuse, and on the dangers arising from the sale of knives, We are all concerned that tobacco, alcohol, solvents and knives do not get into the hands of the wrong...

Ways and Means (13 Dec 1994)

Mr Andrew Smith: ...increase of 6p on a packet of cigarettes on top of the 10p he announced in the Budget is not a change we intend to vote against this evening, recognising the importance of tobacco taxation in helping to cut smoking and the consequent benefits to health, but there are limits to how far the Chancellor can go in hitting smokers. As my hon. Friend the Member for Workington (Mr....

Ways and Means (13 Dec 1994)

Mr Andrew Smith: ...Chief Secretary will agree that, with such a big tax increase and with such seriously regressive effects, the Government should act to ensure that help is given to people on low incomes to give up smoking and that the Government should act now to ban tobacco advertising. Although some hon. Members argued that the mini-Budget measures might be less unfair than the original Budget measures,...