Results 1-6 of 6 for smoking speaker:John Stanley

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr John Stanley: I rise to intervene only briefly in this debate in the hope that all hon. Members are anxious to proceed to the second important Bill to be discussed today: the Tobacco Smoking (Public Places) Bill. I warmly support the Bill and congratulate the hon. Member for Worsley (Mr. Lewis) on his good sense, having secured fourth place in the ballot on private Members' Bills, in introducing it.

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr John Stanley: ...use—the warning of those facts should therefore be prominently displayed to consumers. That overwhelming case for the Bill is relevant not only to those who choose to exercise their right to smoke—I deny no one that choice; it is also relevant because, notwithstanding the legislation in force, very young people have access to cigarettes. It is deeply regrettable that many...

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr John Stanley: It is strange that my hon. Friend is apparently unaware of the different medical consequence of smoking cigarettes as compared with drinking alcohol. I am not aware that alcohol consumption is likely to lead to fatal lung cancer.

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr John Stanley: I am sure that my hon. Friend is aware that many forms of activity can, in some circumstances, lead to death—but there is no parallel to the direct relationship between smoking and fatal illness. As to the reaction from tobacco manufacturers to the Bill, they should pay—

Prayers: Tobacco Products Labelling Bill (17 Feb 1995)

Mr John Stanley: ...in public perception of their responsibilities in this country and elsewhere—the hon. Member for Worsley referred to foreign countries. The undoubted right of people to exercise their wish to smoke is increasingly balanced by the right of non-smokers, who are probably in the majority, to enjoy an unpolluted, smoke-free environment and to take measures to ensure one. The tobacco...

Orders of the Day — Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Compensation) (13 Jan 1994)

Mr John Stanley: .... Not a bit of it. The BR leaflet is wholly silent on the point, even though, in the Land Compensation Act, the physical factors are set out well in section 1(2): noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, artificial lighting—they are all there in the legislation. Again, the leaflet remains silent. Perhaps the fact that we received a leaflet at all constitutes a success, but it is a very...