Results 1-7 of 7 for smoking speaker:Iain Wright
- Marston Vale Eco-town (28 Jan 2009)
Iain Wright: ...fundamentally disagree. There are concerns in her local community, and others, that the Government have somehow imposed the eco-towns on communities, that there has been some sort of done deal in a smoke-filled room and that eco-towns will go ahead regardless of local people's feeling. That is categorically not the case. After the announcement of the list of potential locations for...
- Proposed Eco-town (Ford) (4 Mar 2008)
Iain Wright: When my Department replied to oral questions in the House last week, I mentioned that the consultation will not take place in a smoke-filled room behind closed doors. It will be a complete part of the regional spatial strategy and the local development framework process, which is right and proper. On the merits and disadvantages of the Ford eco-town proposal, I reiterate that because of...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Growth Point Bids (26 Feb 2008)
Iain Wright: I love conspiracy theories, too, but the idea that we are trying to promote growth point bids behind closed doors and in smoke-filled rooms is wrong—actually, because of the smoking ban, it would be illegal, too. Let me reassure the right hon. Gentleman that we will bring forward proposals shortly on the second phase of growth point bids. I reiterate my original answer: they will be...
- Eco-Town (Harborough) (29 Jan 2008)
Iain Wright: ..., because it is crucial. As I have just said, the public will have a full say in the eco-town proposals. The hon. and learned Gentleman said that everything had been done behind closed doors, in smoke-filled rooms. I would say that that is a myth. I want to make it clear that there is no truth in the claim that we are deciding the locations of the 10 eco-towns behind closed doors, without...
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Smoking: Planning Permission (26 Jul 2007)
Iain Wright: Outdoor smoking shelters will normally require planning permission although freestanding awnings and canopies may not. While Communities and Local Government has not issued specific guidance, leaving specific matters to the discretion of local authorities and particular local considerations, the Department of Health has worked closely with the Planning Officers' Society to produce guidance...
- Health Services (Teesside) (16 Jan 2007)
Iain Wright: Absolutely. The death rate from smoking-related diseases is higher in Hartlepool than the average. That is a direct result of the fact that 40 per cent. of Hartlepool adults are believed to smoke. Death rates from heart disease, stroke and cancer are significantly higher than the national average. Indeed, in researching for this debate, I stumbled on an Adjournment debate initiated by my hon....
- Health Services (Hartlepool) (8 Feb 2005)
Mr Iain Wright: ...national figure of 75.9 years, while Hartlepool women are expected to live 78.4 years, against a national average of 80.5 years. We also lead unhealthy lives. Forty per cent. of people in the town smoke, and we have more than the national average number of cases of obesity caused by poor diet and excessive drinking. The national health service is, arguably, the Labour party's greatest...