Results 1-6 of 6 for smoking speaker:Kitty Ussher

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 20 (15 May 2008)

Kitty Ussher: ...from about 35 per cent. to nearer to 25 per cent. That was partly in response to the well-documented trend of bingo establishments closing. There are a number of factors behind that. Obviously the smoking ban—which is the right thing to do for the country—has played a part, producing that side effect. Demographic and social trends, too, are leading people to switch away from...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Private Sector (6 Feb 2007)

Kitty Ussher: ...a pharmacist in my constituency recently—Coopers chemist on Abel street in Burnley—by quite how much work it does in the field of public health, such as in methadone administration and smoking cessation. Is that a model that my hon. Friend the Minister hopes to build on?

Public Bill Committee: Work and Families Bill: Clause 3 - Additional paternity leave: adoption (13 Dec 2005)

Kitty Ussher: ...that they should do so. If that is what we intend, we should legislate for it. The Department of Health makes all sorts of other recommendations about eating five portions of fruit and veg each day, not smoking, not drinking too much and so on. Ultimately it is a matter of choice. It is also technically possible to return to work and breastfeed through expressing milk. It is tedious, but...

Public Bill Committee: Work and Families Bill: Clause 3 - Additional paternity leave: adoption (13 Dec 2005)

Kitty Ussher: ...that they should do so. If that is what we intend, we should legislate for it. The Department of Health makes all sorts of other recommendations about eating five portions of fruit and veg each day, not smoking, not drinking too much and so on. Ultimately it is a matter of choice. It is also technically possible to return to work and breastfeed through expressing milk. It is tedious, but...

Orders of the Day — Work and Families Bill (5 Dec 2005)

Kitty Ussher: ...said that World Health Organisation guidelines suggest that women should breast-feed for six months—so does the Department of Health, but it also recommends several other things including not smoking, not drinking too much, and eating five portions of fruit and veg each day. In the end, it is up to individuals to decide how they wish to interpret such advice. If the Government really...

Orders of the Day — Childcare Bill (28 Nov 2005)

Kitty Ussher: ...a long time before there is an economic impact. My understanding, however, is that there is a great deal of evidence to show that young mothers who benefit from Sure Start are more likely to quit smoking, access training courses and go into education and then employment if that is what they want, and that both their mental and physical health have been improved. In my constituency, the...