Results 1-12 of 12 for smoking speaker:Pete Wishart

House of Lords Reform (4 Feb 2003)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...option, even when the question is put in the most favourable way, as it has been on several occasions. The public know what is going on; they just do not like the idea of political carve-ups in smoke-filled rooms behind closed doors. When the public have no say in who inhabits our political institutions, it leads to immediate alienation. When they have no sense of ownership of our...

Lord Chancellor's Department (28 Jan 2003)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...Office not to know that that is the case, but we are offering the House a choice—a proper election, not an election made behind closed doors in the Whips Offices where there is the whiff of smoke and a carve up between the Whips. We want the decision to be taken here on the Floor of the House. We are extending the franchise to Members here, who have a choice as to who will be...

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

Mr Pete Wishart: ...demand. Legal sanctions are nothing but a passing nuisance for most young people and a source of part of the buzz for others. Such was the fear of the law that even prospective Conservative Front-Benchers smoked their joints without fear of possible repercussions. Prohibition has been less than a success, but I say to those who advocate legalisation or decriminalisation that those...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Commission of body to study the effects of Act (21 Oct 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...Scottish Parliament at a time when a great deal of backtracking was going on. The Scottish National party and Plaid Cymru are satisfied that the Bill is comprehensive and will significantly reduce smoking and thereby smoking-related disease. It was important that the Bill was amended but remained comprehensive. I am pleased that the Conservatives' amendments were not supported. The Bill is...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Commission of body to study the effects of Act (21 Oct 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: .... There should be a rolling study of the Bill, when it becomes an Act, but it should be carried out in conjunction with tackling the environment in which so many young people are becoming hooked on smoking. I also agree with the comment made earlier that this should be seen as part of a process and not just a one-off event. We have to try to challenge the culture that exists among young...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Commission of body to study the effects of Act (21 Oct 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...been bandied about in the past few months. The Conservatives' position is curious. I tried to follow its logic at length in Committee and today. I have no doubt that Conservatives want to reduce smoking-related disease, ensure that young people do not begin smoking and want as many people as possible to come off cigarettes. However, they appear torn between wanting to do something...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] (29 Apr 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: We in the SNP and Plaid Cymru warmly welcome Second Reading. We agree with the Government's contention that if the Bill is adopted, it will significantly reduce smoking-related disease, illness and death. We have long argued for a rigorous tobacco advertising ban that covers everything including billboards, the internet, brand-stretching and sports sponsorship. However, for it to be...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] (29 Apr 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...the Government prevaricate again, or Conservative Members have their way, which is unlikely. Having such a Bill considered in the Scottish Parliament has given us a clear picture of the state of smoking in Scotland, which has an especially atrocious record on incidence and smoking-related disease and illness. We were shown the role that advertising plays in that. In Scotland, more than 1...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] (29 Apr 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: I fully agree with the hon. Gentleman. The tobacco industry needs a massive recruitment programme to make up for the natural wastage that occurs through smoking-related diseases. The tobacco industry targets the socially deprived and the poor. The excellent "Keep Smiling; No One's Going to Die" survey examined documents from five of the agencies that have advertising accounts with tobacco...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] (29 Apr 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...placement, especially in films and dramas. The regulations could also be tightened up for television, where celebrities and personalities can appear willy-nilly in normal television programmes smoking cigarettes or freely and frankly discussing their tobacco use. Overall, however, I support the Government on this measure. This is a very good Bill and it will go some way to reducing the...

Orders of the Day — Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] (29 Apr 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...in quoting the Smee report. When the analysis took place before consideration by the Secretary of State, Smee concluded that "in each case the banning of advertising was followed by a fall in smoking on a scale which cannot be reasonably attributed to other factors." Smee also concluded that a total ban, in conjunction with an anti-smoking policy from Government, worked.

House of Lords Reform (10 Jan 2002)

Mr Pete Wishart: ...that the second Chamber should have a majority of appointees and only a minority of elected Members. It is easy to see why. The public do not like the idea of political carve-ups and fixes in smoke-filled rooms behind closed doors. When the public have no say in who inhabits our political constitutions, it leads to immediate alienation. When the public have no sense of public ownership of...