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Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Fires (30 Oct 2007)

Tom Harris: ...Inspectorate, under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR 95). For the period covered, there was one reportable fatality. A guard was overcome by smoke attempting to extinguish a fire on board a train, which had been started by arsonists. The incident occurred at Purley on the 5 July 2002. HM Railway Inspectorate classify train accidents...

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Smoking (1 May 2007)

Tom Harris: The Department of Health (DoH) is conducting a significant communications campaign aimed at the public to ensure maximum awareness of the smoke free legislation before its implementation on 1 July. The Department for Transport has discussed the issue of communication with rail passengers with ATOC and Network Rail and provided advice to DoH on issues such as enforcement and signage...

Written Answers — Transport: Railway Stations: Smoking (27 Apr 2007)

Tom Harris: The Department of Health (DoH) is conducting a significant communications campaign aimed at the public to ensure maximum awareness of the smoke free legislation before its implementation on 1 July. The Department for Transport has discussed the issue of communication with rail passengers with the Association of Train Operating Companies and Network Rail and provided advice to DoH on issues...

Written Answers — Transport: Railway Stations: Smoking (21 Feb 2007)

Tom Harris: All passenger trains are already non-smoking and smoking is not permitted in areas at many stations. Those stations and bus stations where smoking is still permitted will become subject to the new legislation contained in the Health Act 2006 (smoke-free premises, places and vehicles) when it takes effect.

Written Answers — Transport: Great Western Trains (6 Feb 2007)

Tom Harris: ...of the commitment in the First Great Western franchise agreement, First Great Western is committed to life extension work which includes replacing the locomotive engines with ones which emit less smoke and toxic gases and are more fuel efficient, as well as investment in a reliability package. In terms of the carriages, they are currently undergoing a programme of major enhancement to...

Orders of the Day — Road Safety Bill [Lords] (8 Mar 2006)

Tom Harris: ...than the freedom to break the law and endanger other people's lives. I am not in favour of restrictions on individual freedoms. For example, I did not vote to support the 100 per cent. ban on smoking in public places, but there is no such thing as the right to break the law. That should not be tolerated by the House. If speed cameras can contribute to a change in the culture whereby...

Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (Elderly People) (4 Feb 2004)

Mr Tom Harris: Can my hon. Friend tell the House whether any of the formula funding settlement is used to pay for safety features such as sprinklers or smoke detectors in care homes? After the terrible events in Uddingston at the weekend, will his Department propose new measures to improve safety in care homes?

Aviation (Offences) Bill: Clause 1 — Arrest Without Warrant (16 May 2003)

Mr Tom Harris: ...on any flight must do what they are told. They should not argue with the staff about whether using a mobile phone is safe or not. If passengers are told to switch off mobile phones, not to smoke in the toilets and to sit down when the seatbelt sign is on, they must do it. They should not enter into a debate with the staff on whether that is the most appropriate course of action. If a...