Results 1-5 of 5 for smoking speaker:Claire Ward
- Licensing Bill [Lords] (24 Mar 2003)
Ms Claire Ward: ...in which behaviour occurs that is perhaps not suitable for children; I am also concerned that in licensed establishments, particularly pubs and clubs, it is more likely that the environment will be smokey. My great worry is that this legislation will encourage licensees to allow children into smoking environments, and I wonder whether my right hon. Friend has considered placing a condition...
- Home Safety (18 Jun 2002)
Ms Claire Ward: ...death is too many. More than 18,000 people are injured as a result of fires. Most fires occur in the home, most are avoidable and most affect those who are society's vulnerable. The installation of domestic smoke alarms has significantly reduced the number of deaths. Where a functioning detector is present, early warning of a fire is given and the likelihood of escape is dramatically...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (8 Mar 2000)
Ms Claire Ward: Is my right hon. Friend aware that today is national no smoking day? It encourages people to quit smoking and is supported by many national newspapers and the BBC. Does he agree that the most important priority is to stop children starting to smoke, as more than 500 under-age boys and girls every day take their first puff? By the age of 20, more than half of them will be hooked. Does my right...
- Representation of the People Bill: New System of Electoral Registration (15 Dec 1999)
Ms Claire Ward: ...is right for the criminal law. However, I do not believe that it is right to have different ages for voting, standing as a Member of Parliament, serving in the armed forces, buying lottery tickets, smoking or having sexual relations, whether those be heterosexual or homosexual.
- Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (10 Mar 1999)
Ms Claire Ward: ...hon. Friend's decision not to increase duties on alcohol because, although no brewing now takes place in Watford, there are many brewing industries in the town. I am also pleased that today, which is national no smoking day, the Government can confidently say that they are not encouraging smoking, and are doing everything in their power to reduce the amount of smoking that takes place by...