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Written Answers — Transport: Smoking Ban (20 Jul 2006)

Richard Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the ban on smoking in public places to be introduced in the Health Bill will be applied to cruise ships.

Petition: Tourism (New Millennium) (18 Jun 1999)

Mr Richard Spring: ...events and developments in his constituency. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued a press release on 21 May headed "Government support for tourism pays dividends". It was yet another smoke and mirrors exercise by the Department, because it talked about the 5 per cent. increase in tourists from abroad making the total more than 5 million. That contrasts with the figures put...

Prayers: Sport (5 Jun 1998)

Mr Richard Spring: ...that attract large, live television audiences but to less popular sports that might not otherwise be able to stage competitive events. This is not an appropriate time to debate the effects of tobacco advertising on smoking, but the Government's decision to ban tobacco sponsorship of sport was taken without proper consultation with the sports involved or specific information about the cash...

Drug Misuse (9 Jun 1995)

Mr Richard Spring: ...going and all the contact that it has had with families and drug abusers suggest that all heroin addicts, or those on large methadone maintenance programmes, started with cannabis. The habit of smoking cannabis can lead to criminal activity too, as we have heard. In the past two years, we have come a long way in looking at the problem of drugs. We are now considering not only enforcement,...

Privatisation (11 May 1992)

Mr Richard Spring: ...of nationalised industries. On Easter Saturday some of my constituents were travelling on a diesel train between Cambridge and Ipswich. At Bury St. Edmunds station the engine started smoking. Undeterred, the train continued its journey, and a few minutes later the engine exploded and a piston from the engine entered the passengers' compartment, causing injuries. What ensued would have...

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