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Proceeding contribution from Stephen Pound (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 February 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health Bill.


Health Bill

I am more of a Cameroonian—a fan of Samuel Eto’o. Why should it not be possible for those of us who wish to do so to go to our Royal British Legion, where the staff are happy and prepared to work, and where the members are happy and prepared to enter, to have our cigarette and our pint? Others prefer the smoke-free sushi bars of—I was going to say Primrose Hill, but my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson) is in his place, and I do not wish to embarrass him. Why cannot we have the choice? It would be sensible to step back a little as putative legislators and accept that sometimes simply banning something does not make it disappear.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
442 c1308 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Codes of practice Care homes Clubs Age Hospitals Health hazards Exemptions Hygiene Infectious diseases Prisons Public places Pharmacy Public houses Ophthalmic services Passive smoking MRSA Working conditions Sales Young people Smoking
Legislation
Health Bill 2005-06
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk