Results 1-17 of 17 for smoking speaker:Gareth Thomas

Written Answers — International Development: Smoking (15 May 2008)

Gareth Thomas: The Department for International Development has built no smoking shelters over the last five years.

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Smoking (13 May 2008)

Gareth Thomas: The Department has not built any smoking shelters at its London buildings over the last five years.

Written Answers — International Development: Developing Countries: Air Pollution (20 Mar 2007)

Gareth Thomas: ...carried out by Practical Action, a UK based non-governmental organisation active in many developing countries. While raising awareness of the health risks may change behaviour to reduce exposure to smoke, the best solution is to improve access to reliable, affordable and clean energy supplies. DFID is supporting international efforts and programmes to improve access, including the EU...

Written Answers — International Development: Air Pollution (6 Nov 2006)

Gareth Thomas: ...people worldwide depend on traditional biomass such as charcoal, wood and straw to meet their daily household cooking and heating needs. This is often burnt inefficiently and is a source of indoor smoke pollution. It causes ill health, especially for women and children who tend to receive most exposure. The World Health Organisation estimates that 1.5 million deaths a year in developing...

Written Answers — International Development: Developing Countries (Health) (6 Nov 2006)

Gareth Thomas: ...about 2.4 billion people worldwide depend on traditional biomass such as charcoal, wood and straw to meet their daily household cooking and heating needs. This is often burnt inefficiently and is a source of indoor smoke pollution. It causes ill-health, especially for women and children who tend to receive most exposure. The World Health Organisation estimates that 1.5 million deaths a...

Written Answers — International Development: Tobacco Control (17 Jul 2006)

Gareth Thomas: ...WHO'S Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which sets international standards on tobacco price and tax increases, tobacco advertising and sponsorship, labelling, illicit trade and second-hand smoke among others. Secondly, we have recently given the International Development Research Centre a £1.1 million grant over 3 years for research into effective tobacco control policies and...

Written Answers — International Development: Small Change Big Difference (25 May 2006)

Gareth Thomas: .... The Department offers its staff flexible work patterns and provides a website that provides information and advice on how to deal with everyday issues such as bereavement, stress, nutrition, smoking and drinking. Our well-being centres offer gym facilities to encourage staff to improve their health and well-being through physical activity. We also have secure bicycle parking spaces for...

Health Services (Developing Countries) (26 Jan 2006)

Gareth Thomas: ..., tuberculosis and other communicable diseases remain a major concern, but developing countries face a double burden of disease. Chronic diseases are linked also to lifestyle choices such as diet, smoking and exercise. Those are becoming increasingly important. For example, it has been estimated that tobacco use will have been the likely cause of 10 million deaths every year by 2020....

Trade and Development (WTO) (30 Oct 2003)

Mr Gareth Thomas: As the hon. Gentleman will know, I have some sympathy with concerns about the range of smoking. He will recognise that we are moving forward on tobacco, and I hope that he will be content with the Government's position. One important development in the run-up to Cancun that has been highlighted this afternoon is the deal on TRIPS and public health. That should give hope to all those who, like...

Oral Answers to Questions — Minister for Women: Public Health (1 May 2003)

Mr Gareth Thomas: Has my right hon. Friend considered the specific problem of second-hand smoke in her discussions with the Secretary of State for Health on women's public health issues? It carries additional risks for women of increased lung cancer and heart disease. What proposals is she examining to tackle that problem? Has she considered the possibility of a ban on smoking in restaurants and cafés?

Smoking (Restaurants) Bill (14 Apr 2003)

Mr Gareth Thomas: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit smoking in cafés and restaurants; and for connected purposes. I am lucky to represent a constituency that has many excellent restaurants and cafés that I could commend to the House. Among them is the superb Friends restaurant in Pinner, where Harrow's very own celebrity chef, Terry Farr—featured in no less than...

Employee Health (11 Mar 2003)

Mr Gareth Thomas: ...Leicestershire (David Taylor) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley (Mr. Barron) on the issue. If another Labour Back Bencher were to make a specific case for a complete ban on smoking in restaurants, would she undertake to consider carefully the arguments that such a Back Bencher might make?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: General Medical Practice (11 Feb 2003)

Mr Gareth Thomas: Does my right hon. Friend think that further measures to improve the nation's public health will help to increase the numbers going into general practice? Such measures could include a ban on smoking in restaurants and other public places. If another brave, bold Government Back Bencher could be found to make the case for such a ban, perhaps under the ten-minute rule, would my right hon....

Gambling (5 Jul 2002)

Mr Gareth Thomas: ...so I shall back Wales to win the Six Nations tournament. About £200 million was spent on betting on the World cup, which shows how popular betting on football has become. It is a far cry from the 1960s when smoke-filled betting shops catered mainly for punters interested in horse racing. Nowadays, betting customers have much wider interests: from the performance of the Senegal...

Orders of the Day — National Lottery (Amendment) Bill (23 Mar 2001)

Mr Gareth Thomas: ...famous for his cartoons and drawings of mad inventions. If he were alive today, he might design, as one of my constituents suggested, an instrument to allow a Member of Parliament to eat smoked salmon sandwiches while twisting the Prime Minister's arm to get more funds for Harrow. Heath Robinson's ingenuity gave great enjoyment to many people. I am delighted to say that he lived in Pinner...

Health Inequality (25 Feb 1998)

Mr Gareth Thomas: The example of smoking is particularly apposite. Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that the incidence of smoking is greater among low-income families than among high-income families? Does not that demonstrate the need to tackle inequalities of income as well as the other inequalities to which he has referred?

Health Inequality (25 Feb 1998)

Mr Gareth Thomas: ...my hon. Friend the Minister for Public Health in securing European Union agreement on ending tobacco advertising and sponsorship is one positive example of international action to reduce the greater incidence of smoking in low-income families. If our targets are to be achieved, it is essential also that effective work across Departments—which has already started, as the Green Paper...