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Written Answers — Leader of the House: Legislation: Henry VIII Clauses (2 Mar 2009)

Chris Bryant: ...Ministers the power to amend the statute itself by delegated legislation, or to amend other statutes, are included in legislation for a variety of reasons. In some cases, such as section 6 of the Smoke Detectors Act 1991, they confer power to make significant and wide-ranging amendments to the parent Act. In other cases they may be used to make incidental and consequential amendments to...

Teenage Pregnancies (29 Jan 2008)

Chris Bryant: ..., and other advice packs are available, but in Sweden they send advice to every parent of a 13-year-old, saying, "These are things that you might consider doing: talking about sex, alcohol, drugs, smoking and your own personal lifestyle." That is something that we should consider. As I said, sex and relationship education needs to be much more comprehensive, and not just biological but...

Orders of the Day — Health Bill: New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions (14 Feb 2006)

Chris Bryant: My hon. Friend said that he was not opposed in principle to private members clubs banning smoking. The Secretary of State said that if an exemption were made for private members clubs, an annual vote would be insisted upon. If such a vote is held annually, should it be conducted by a postal ballot of all club members or at an annual general meeting? In the case of such a vote, should people...

Orders of the Day — Health Bill (29 Nov 2005)

Chris Bryant: ...party had been elected, it was hoping that the market would provide, over the next few years, substantial numbers of clubs and bars where people would be able to go without having to suffer passive smoking. Can he name three bars, apart from those in the House, or pubs anywhere in the country that have gone non-smoking already?

Orders of the Day — Health Bill (29 Nov 2005)

Chris Bryant: I am grateful to the Secretary of State for moving forward with the Bill, not least because in the Rhondda more people now contract chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from smoking than they did from the mines. She will know that the Welsh Assembly has made it clear that it will not introduce exemptions along the lines of those proposed in clause 3. Will she go a little further and consider...

Dangerous Drugs (29 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Bryant: ...certain that we would not be starting from where we are. As we know, alcohol and tobacco are far more addictive and injurious to people's health. Every year, 120,000 people are killed because they smoke tobacco, and half of all people who continue to smoke for most of their lives die of the habit and lose 16 years of their life. The medical legacy of alcohol is every bit as pernicious:...

Dangerous Drugs (29 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Bryant: ...when treating glaucoma. I represent the constituency with the highest level of glaucoma and blindness in Wales, so that is obviously a matter of interest. However, it seems that one would have to smoke 10 cannabis cigarettes a day to achieve the constant level of intraocular pressure that would be beneficial. As other hon. Members have suggested, there are those who believe that cannabis...

Public Bill Committee: Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]: Clause 134 - Part 2: Northern Ireland (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Bryant: ...would be a new injustice if a local newspaper or community suddenly became aware that somebody had been taken off the register. Although that may be good for that person, there may be a kind of no-smoke-without-fire situation and the individual may find themselves subject to suspicions in the local community. Perhaps the Solicitor-General could comment on the process relating to keeping...

Retirement Income Reform Bill (7 Mar 2003)

Mr Chris Bryant: ...suffer from a whole host of medical conditions, which have led to our mortality problems. For example, there are high rates of coronary heart disease, partly due to poor diet and partly due to smoking and other problems associated with poverty. In the Rhondda, 86 per cent. of households own their home—