Results 1-20 of 20 for smoking speaker:Jeremy Browne

Care Homes (Domestic Pets): Clause 20 — Bingo duty (8 Jul 2009)

Jeremy Browne: ...at play in such closures, such as generational changes and a greater desire among people to spend more of their leisure time at home. The right hon. Member for Suffolk, Coastal speculated that the smoking ban may also have had an impact in some cases. It is, however, very hard to argue against the notion that the higher tax rate on bingo is making the situation worse, and making it harder...

Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry: Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty (7 Jul 2009)

Jeremy Browne: I agree with that point. Actually, I agree with all three of the points that the hon. Gentleman made and I would probably add a fourth, which is the smoking ban. I accept that in some pubs that might have attracted more customers, particularly those pubs that have a reputation for serving food. Customers, in many cases, like to eat food without people smoking in the same building. There are...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Jeremy Browne: ...when the big household name brands such as Marlboro would have been more prominent and consumed more space on retailers’ shelves. That is a serious problem, partly because young people who wish to smoke more are likely to be drawn to the lower premium brands for price reasons, and partly because the Government are losing revenue even if the total number of cigarettes sold is the same....

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Jeremy Browne: The previous intervention was good. People in higher income deciles might carry on smoking premium brand cigarettes, and that would be easily measurable through official statistics. However, if cigarettes bought legally—even lower premium brands—became prohibitively expensive for people on low incomes, there may seem through official statistics to be have been a reduction in smoking...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 12 (21 May 2009)

Jeremy Browne: Further to the previous intervention, has the hon. Gentleman done any research on the propensity of supporters of different football clubs to  smoke non-branded or misleadingly-branded items? Indeed, if he wishes to cast aspersions on organisations other than football clubs, does he know whether those people who go to pop concerts are more or less likely than football supporters to smoke...

Bill Presented: Clause 14 — Rates from April 2010 (13 May 2009) has video

Jeremy Browne: ...behavioural taxes on different social groups. Tobacco taxation, for example, has a disproportionately large impact on people in the lower income deciles, because they have a greater propensity to smoke. That is one of the reasons why, in percentage terms, the total tax burden on people on lower incomes is in many cases greater than the burden on people on higher incomes. There is a serious...

Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill: Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty (12 May 2009) has video

Jeremy Browne: ...laws in that. Certainly, there have been big changes in what is regarded as socially acceptable, although the relevant laws have not changed for a while. The hon. Gentleman did not mention the smoking ban, the effect of which I acknowledge has been chequered: although it may have had a positive effect in some establishments, in most it was probably a negative one. However, the hon. Member...

Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill: Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty (12 May 2009) has video

Jeremy Browne: ...who choose—or do not choose—to go to them. Nevertheless, there is a discernable pattern and it is undoubtedly influenced by a number of factors. I mentioned lifestyle changes, and the smoking ban is also a factor, but price—specifically the price differential between sales in licensed premises and in off licences—is certainly a factor. Most people would accept that...

Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill: Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty (12 May 2009) has video

Jeremy Browne: ...responsible for those changing lifestyle patterns. Indeed, in some regards they may even have advantages, although in other regards they may have disadvantages. There are additional factors. The smoking ban, for example, has undoubtedly had an impact on some establishments. Establishments that specialise in serving food alongside the sale of alcohol may even have benefited from the smoking...

Prayers: Organ Donation (Presumed Consent) Bill (13 Mar 2009) has video

Jeremy Browne: ...hostility to that. I suppose that the point I am trying to make is that we are talking about a complicated subject; it is not as straightforward as the right to free speech, say, or issues such as smoking bans, which have been discussed in Parliament. There is a reciprocal nature to health care, and that is very obvious when it comes to organ donation.

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

Jeremy Browne: ...watching television or  going for a walk in the countryside or whatever else people might choose to spend their free time doing, but there are pressures on the bingo industry as a result of the smoking ban, most obviously, and other considerations. The sector is important, as it employs significant numbers of people. Bingo is also enjoyed as a leisure activity by many thousands of our...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 10 (15 May 2008)

Jeremy Browne: Good morning, Sir Nicholas. Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of my giving up smoking, so I do not know whether I need to declare an interest any longer. If I might say something unfashionable, however, I quite enjoyed smoking and I sometimes regret that I gave it up in the first place. However, giving up was no doubt good for my health. I have two brief points. First, will the Minister...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 9 (13 May 2008)

Jeremy Browne: .... Obviously, that makes it harder for publicans. Another problem is changing leisure patterns. Some people stay at home, stay in their gardens, or watch DVDs at home instead of going to the pub. The smoking ban, which I voted against—although I know there are a range of opinions in all political parties—has compounded the problems for some publicans. The effect varies...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 1 (6 May 2008)

Jeremy Browne: ....—[ Interruption. ] The hon. Member for Eltham, in his sedentary intervention, is arguing against himself. I will use the example of cigarettes again to show how that discourages people from smoking. The estimates show that taxes on cigarettes raise large amounts of revenue because the price is high, so there are both revenue-raising and health benefits from having high levels of...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 1 (6 May 2008)

Jeremy Browne: I do not want to incur your wrath again, Sir Nicholas, so perhaps I should not go too far down the path of smoking elasticity, but I think that the point is generally accepted. I am not aware of any party that suggests that levels of tobacco taxation should be dramatically lower, because there are health benefits from having higher taxes. What the Government propose in the Budget and what my...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 1 (6 May 2008)

Jeremy Browne: ...behind the amendment. For example, the Finance Bill raises taxes on cigarettes, and the Government tell us that the effect is twofold: one aim is revenue raising and the other is to discourage smoking. We are putting the same principle into effect. We anticipate environmental benefits, but the measure is revenue raising as well. The hon. Lady may wish to argue on behalf of her constituents...

Orders of the Day: Clause 15 — Rates of vehicle excise duty (29 Apr 2008) has video

Jeremy Browne: .... We argue that they are about both. It is perfectly possible for both those effects to be produced simultaneously. Taxation on cigarettes, for example, is designed to try to dissuade people from smoking, but it also raises substantial amounts of revenue for the Treasury. I agree with the Conservative party spokesman, and the Conservative party more generally, that environmental taxes are...

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Penal System (24 Jul 2007)

Jeremy Browne: You can smoke in prisons.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (11 Jan 2006)

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what protection the smoking legislation in the Health Bill will give to (a) domestic servants and (b) au pairs in their places of work.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking/Alcohol (19 Dec 2005)

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons the Health Bill proposes to ban smoking in public houses which serve food where the owners do not employ any staff.