Results 1-8 of 8 for smoking speaker:Phil Woolas

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Development (22 Jul 2008)

Phil Woolas: ...of the surveys concerned. An update for 2008 will come from the Department of Health "Healthy Foundations Life-Stage Segmentation" survey, which is looking at the drivers for behaviour relating to smoking, obesity, alcohol and substance abuse, sexual health and mental health. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has contributed £4,400 to ensure the inclusion of the...

Public Bill Committee: Climate Change Bill [Lords]: Clause 23 (1 Jul 2008)

Phil Woolas: ..., we would simply accept the amendment on the basis that we could show that the total basket of non-CO2 gases has fallen by 38 per cent. since 1997. That would be a “stick it in your pipe and smoke it” piece of propaganda on behalf of the Government, but because we have integrity, we will not fall into that trap, although it would be easy for me to do so. The figures on the...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Heating: Carbon Emissions (27 Nov 2007)

Phil Woolas: The Market Transformation Programme (MTP) has recently updated its briefing note on 'Outdoor Heating for Comfort' to take account of the impact of the smoking ban on carbon dioxide emissions from outdoor heaters. The revised briefing note estimates that annual carbon dioxide emissions from patio heaters in commercial premises, would lie between 96 and 282 Kilotonnes CO2. The updated briefing...

Orders of the Day: Clause 1 — Unoccupied hereditaments: chargeable amount (14 Jun 2007)

Phil Woolas: ...by Sir Nick, whom I remember lobbying as a student. I always found that he gave us a very fair hearing although he was ideologically opposed to us. I do not know what he would have made of the smoking ban—I imagine that he would have been outraged. Section 45 of the 1988 Act sets out the liability of unoccupied hereditaments for business rates, and subsection (1) determines to which...

Public Bill Committee: Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill: Clause 97 (27 Feb 2007)

Phil Woolas: ...laziness on the part of the Government; that period has always been fairly constant under all Governments. It simply reflects the fact that in the greater course of Government decisions, banning smoking in a park in Newcastle is not at the top of the agenda, although Opposition Members may think it should be, to take our minds off some of the bigger questions on which they disagree with...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Pfi (13 Dec 2006)

Phil Woolas: ..., Somerset and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Authorities Fire Training Facility 16.90 72.57 DBFO of a fire service training facility for Somerset, Avon and Gloucestershire Fire Authorities. Being built on Smoke Lane! Cornwall county council Cornwall Fire Stations 12.26 51.71 Estates and facilities management of 31 operational fire stations in the county including rebuilding...

Business of the House (11 Nov 2004)

Mr Phil Woolas: ...publishing a White Paper as soon as possible—any day now. My hon. Friend has raised this issue persistently. I have spoken to my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House about her views on smoking in public places, and he is of course aware of the Scottish decision. The House will want to hear the views of the Welsh Assembly, and will await the White Paper's publication with interest.

Programming of Bills (26 Oct 2004)

Mr Phil Woolas: ...were going to do it; indeed, he used to hold the Adjournment debate, too. Did they have Programming Sub-Committees in those days? To coin a phrase, did they heck—they used to sort it out in smoke-filled rooms. If that is the golden age to which right hon. and hon. Members refer, we can go back to that—