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Proceeding contribution from Lord Crisp (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 9 November 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health Bill [HL].


Health Bill [HL]

I am sure that there could be more than one sample; I believe that the noble Lord has referred to another survey, which may have produced a different result. Nevertheless, there is some evidence of pub landlords believing it to be impractical. Moreover, it feels very impractical on a common-sense level, as other noble Lords have said. The noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, described something like five steps. It did not seem to me that the steps that he was describing were any shorter than those that it would have taken for somebody to sell somebody a packet of cigarettes without having to operate machinery across the room. On the basis of the impracticality of that solution for what is a significant problem for children, we should support the Government’s amendment.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
714 c614 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Health services NHS Ophthalmic services Mental health services NHS foundation trusts Private patients Visual impairment Standards Sales Young people Regulation Tobacco Monitor Vending machines
Legislation
Health Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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