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Sessional Orders: Debate on the Address — [First Day] (15 Nov 2006)

David Cameron: ...feel they have heard it all before, and it is so depressing that they might think that the Chancellor had already taken over. The Labour party gave the game away when it said that it is all about smoking out the Opposition. That is what it said—it is not about keeping hospitals open or keeping the streets safe; it is about trying to keep a tired and discredited Labour party in power,...

Public Bill Committee: Criminal Justice Bill: New clause 24 - Powers of confiscation (27 Feb 2003)

Mr David Cameron: What does the hon. Gentleman think that a police constable should do if he or she comes across someone who is obviously 11 or 12 years old, smoking on the steps of the war memorial in Witney?

Public Bill Committee: Criminal Justice Bill: New clause 24 - Powers of confiscation (27 Feb 2003)

Mr David Cameron: On the second point, the new clause absolutely does not do that. Subsection (2)(b) gives ''the power to confiscate cigarettes from anyone who is, or appears to be, under the age of 16 who is either smoking or openly carrying them''. It is as simple as that.

Public Bill Committee: Criminal Justice Bill: New clause 24 - Powers of confiscation (27 Feb 2003)

Mr David Cameron: ...in subsection (2)(a). That reflects the specific point made by the police in Oxford when they told me, ''Fine, reclassify cannabis, but make sure that we have the power to confiscate it if people smoke it openly while it is still an illegal drug.'' I am supposed to be a liberal on such matters. I supported the reclassification of cannabis, having listened carefully to the arguments that...

Public Bill Committee: Criminal Justice Bill: New clause 24 - Powers of confiscation (27 Feb 2003)

Mr David Cameron: ...will sharpen up some of the drafting, but the idea is simple: the police constable should have in one place in the law a clear explanation of what he or she can do about underage drinking, underage smoking and the taking of reclassified drugs, to help keep public order. Is that really so complicated?

Estimates Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Vote on Account: 2003–04 — Government Drugs Policy (5 Dec 2002)

Mr David Cameron: ...to whom I spoke at Kaleidoscope made the point that there is nothing magic about illegal drugs. We have to try to make treatment attractive. She said that, when we talk to someone who has tried to give up smoking or has been on a diet, they will always say that the way they did it was the best way. It is the same with drug addicts. Someone who has had a residential placement will say how...