Results 1-11 of 11 for smoking speaker:Don Touhig

Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Websites (2 May 2006)

Don Touhig: ...cost. Title Paper copy available Military Aircraft Accident Summary ZA491 No AFPAA Corporate Plan 2005/2010 Yes MOD Personnel Manual Volume 12: Employee Relations Yes MOD Smoking Policy No PPPA Framework Document Yes PPPA Corporate Plan Yes PPPA Charter Yes Defence Estates Strategy 2006—In Trust On Trust Yes Defence Estates Strategy...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces (Smoking) (24 Nov 2005)

Don Touhig: The Ministry of Defence offers a range of advice and assistance to service personnel wishing to give up smoking. These are outlined in a Surgeon General's Policy Letter and incorporate the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommendations and guidelines. The levels of support for smoking cessation are: Brief Intervention This is tailored to individual needs and is...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces (22 Nov 2005)

Don Touhig: The most recent completed assessment of prevalence of smoking amongst armed service personnel was carried out by the Defence Dental Services as part of their annual dental inspections for the year 2004–05. It recorded smoking prevalence of 23 per cent. for the Royal Navy., 33 per cent. for the Army and 19.6 per cent. for the RAF.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces (22 Nov 2005)

Don Touhig: There has been no assessment specifically relating to the impact on the prevalence of smoking of the availability of duty free cigarettes to Service personnel serving abroad.

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Mr Don Touhig: ...my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff, North (Julie Morgan) on bringing her private Member's Bill to the House. She has worked hard to raise awareness of, and generate public debate on, smoking in public places, in both Wales and the wider community. Such a debate continues the process of helping people to understand the serious effects of smoking on themselves and others, and to make...

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Mr Don Touhig: ...remarks. My hon. Friend the Member for Conwy asked, "Why not go further now?" The proposals in the White Paper are a major step forward. They will make almost all public places and workplaces smoke free. I believe that we shall save thousands of lives by doing that, but our policy is to balance the different and conflicting views expressed by the public. Again, in the Welsh context, we...

Orders of the Day — Smoking in Public Places (Wales) Bill (18 Mar 2005)

Mr Don Touhig: ...ban? [Interruption.] I note the comment made by the hon. Member for Hazel Grove from a sedentary position, and he might be interested in what follows this debate. Our White Paper proposals on anti-smoking measures in England came as a result of extensive consultation with stakeholders. It is essential that any legislation on such an important matter should be informed by consultation with...

Written Answers — Wales: Wales-only Legislation (19 Jan 2004)

Mr Don Touhig: ...programme 2003–04 Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Bill Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill Tourism Accommodation (Registration) (Wales) Bill Transport (Wales) Bill Smoking in Public Places 2002–03 NHS (Wales) Bill Common Land (Wales) Bill Sunday Licensing (Wales) Bill St. David's Day Bill Land Use Planning Bill Education Bill Audit (Wales) Bill...

Health (Wales) Bill: Clause 3 — Functions of the Centre (9 Jan 2003)

Mr Don Touhig: ...pre-legislative scrutiny produced 45 recommendations for changes to the draft Bill. Some of those duplicated recommendations and some suggested extending the Bill to include, for example, a ban on smoking in public places, which, as I explained on Second Reading and in Committee would be outside the Bill's scope. The Bill adopts the principles behind 16 of the recommended amendments. The...

Health (Wales) Bill: Clause 3 — Functions of the Centre (9 Jan 2003)

Mr Don Touhig: ...Wales, which will take over the health promotion work done by the health authorities when they are abolished later this year. There are already several campaigns in Wales addressing such issues as smoking, HIV and sexually transmitted infections in accordance with the Assembly's national health promotion strategy, XPromoting health and well-being". There has been no need to impose...

Health (Wales) Bill (27 Nov 2002)

Mr Don Touhig: ...bodies whose membership attracts statutory time off. It could be amended by order and we will give further consideration to approaching the relevant Secretary of State with that in mind. A ban on smoking in public places was a further suggestion from the Welsh Affairs Committee that we could not accept. After considering the proposal, we decided that such a measure was beyond the scope of...