Results 1-20 of 63 for smoking speaker:Chris Grayling

Written Answers — Transport: Smoking (15 Jun 2006)

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether it is legal to smoke while driving a car.

Business of the House (27 Oct 2005)

Chris Grayling: ...turmoil in the Cabinet—in particular the suggestion that the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport squared up to each other in the battle over smoking in public places. Would it be sensible for the Leader of the House to ask the Administration Committee to investigate whether Ministers in such a position should be offered anger...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (26 Oct 2005)

Chris Grayling: ...delivered in the teeth of opposition from the Cabinet. Why on earth should anyone believe that they will be delivered this time? Ministers have fallen out on education, and they have fallen out on smoking. Is it not the case that we have a Cabinet in disarray, and a Prime Minister who has lost the authority to lead the Cabinet?

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (5 Nov 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of smoking-related deaths were due to (a) lung cancer, (b) heart attack, (c) stroke and (d) chronic lung disease in 2002.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (3 Nov 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence of smoking is in the UK, broken down by ethnic origin.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (3 Nov 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health where the smoking cessation co-ordinators in post at 31 March 2002 were based; and how many smoking cessation co-ordinators are in post.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (3 Nov 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been allocated for the campaign to highlight the dangers of smoking (a) in 2003–04 and (b) 2004–05.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (20 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to encourage other Government Departments and agencies to become smoke-free; (2) what plans the Government have to bring in legislation to control smoking in the workplace; (3) what guidance the Government give to employers regarding smoking in the workplace; (4) what plans he has to introduce a code of...

Smoking (Public Places) (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: I am on the side of Labour Members on this point. It is not always easy for a minicab driver picking up a group of drunken revellers on a Saturday night to persuade them not to smoke. Does the Minister accept that the voluntary code brings with it some serious shortcomings?

Smoking (Public Places) (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: ...slightly more clear-cut this morning. I shall start by setting out some principles that underlie my contribution. I have a lot of sympathy with the sentiments that have been set out this morning. Smoking is a fundamental health issue in our society. In an ideal world, no one would smoke. All those involved in public health education—in whatever capacity they serve and in all the...

Smoking (Public Places) (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: ...a moment ago. Because politicians are not experts, we are not always best qualified to indulge in the fierce health debate that is taking place at present, and we do not need to. Even if passive smoking turned out not to be a health threat—I am not suggesting that it is not—the debate is more fundamental. Clearly, someone who suffers from asthma or lung problems has a right to...

Smoking (Public Places) (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: If the hon. Gentleman will allow me to finish my remarks, I will come on to the workplace. Let me deal initially with whether there should be a blanket ban on smoking in public places. Are we going to make it illegal for someone who owns a bar or restaurant to target their venue specifically at smokers? Will it be illegal for one pub in a high street in which most of the pubs and restaurants...

Smoking (Public Places) (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: ...their attention on employee protection in the workplace, which I regard as a fundamental issue of rights. With the one caveat that I shall come to in a moment—the entertainment industry—smoking in the workplace is a difficulty that we need to address. I do not see why employees should be forced to sit in a workplace exposed to cigarette smoke day in, day out, when they do not...

Smoking (Public Places) (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: I fully accept that. As I said, nothing is ever that easy. However, it is not sustainable to say to somebody who owns a pub, "You may not position yourself in the high street as the smoking pub." When I examined the detail of the public places charter, I realised that it does not contain solutions to all the problems or go far enough on all the issues. It is, however, a positive step forward....

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government are taking to increase smoking cessation services to Asian men.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (14 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to introduce legislation to ban smoking in sporting venues.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (6 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department plans to do to educate the public further into the health risks associated with smoking.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (6 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many smoking cessation co-ordinators there are in the NHS; and what the target is for the number of co-ordinators in 2004–05.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (6 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much it costs per smoker for the NHS to assist someone to give up smoking.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (6 Oct 2003)

Mr Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to recommend a ban on smoking in (a) domestic television programmes and (b) films classified as 15 or under.