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Health Inequalities — [Mr. Martyn Jones in the Chair] (18 Mar 2009)

Dari Taylor: ...more. It is a question of poor rented private housing, long-term sickness, pools of permanent unemployment, and part-time and low-paid work. All those contribute to the situation, as does cigarette smoking. Who am I to complain about that? I do complain, as hon. Members can well imagine, and ask people not to do it, but when they are dealing with enormous stress a cigarette becomes their...

[Mr. Bill Olner in the Chair] — Cardiac Disease (Young People) (10 Jun 2008)

Dari Taylor: ...a tremendous step forward. However, my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham is right that there is still scepticism. The absolute belief is that, to have a heart attack, one must be 50, fat and smoke fags. It is not true. One can be 15 and a seriously good athlete, with an inherited heart condition that could be fatal. It is about getting that understanding and that perspective. It is...

Business of the House (27 Oct 2005)

Dari Taylor: May I press the case for an early statement on the Government's position on smoking in public places? The figures are well known and very alarming. Passive smoking kills 30 people every day and kills two employed people every working day. The figures are very alarming and we should acknowledge them. We are told in the press that the Government believe that a partial ban is feasible and a...

Coronary Heart Disease (9 Jun 2005)

Dari Taylor: .... It was well overdue, and it is excellent to know that it is in place. I am absolutely delighted that it acknowledges emphatically that one does not have to be over 50, or overweight, or to smoke cigarettes, to have a heart problem; fatalities can occur among fit, athletic and healthy young people in their early 20s.

International Role of Women (9 Mar 2004)

Ms Dari Taylor: ...to show me her home in that small settlement outside Calcutta. There she was on her haunches before an open fire, cooking. She wanted me to see that a chimney had been put in, which was taking away the smoke from the fire. She told me in her own way that her children's chests had improved, their breathing was infinitely better, the house did not smell of smoke, and they felt that that was...