Debate on bill on Monday, 19 June 2006, in the House of Lords.

Health Bill

Health Bill. Lords Report stage. Part 2 of 3 records.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 683 c553-84
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department of Health
Legislative stage: Report stage
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Health Bill. As amended in Grand Committee.
Thursday, 25 May 2006
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House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 683 c584 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that further consideration on Report be now adjourned. In moving the Motion,...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 683 c581 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that the problem is that we are now dealing with the primary legislation; the seco...; Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 683 c581-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would like to make a comment on each of the amendments. The first one, tabled by the nob...; Lord Tebbit | 683 c582-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that I heard the Minister say that this legislation did not apply to private homes...; Lord Warner | 683 c583-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord may just have to contain himself until I complete my peroration on this sub...; Earl Howe | 683 c582 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that none of us would wish to restrict the ability of the National Assembly for ...; Lord Warner | 683 c582 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by responding to Amendment No. 8, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Naseby. This amen...; Lord Naseby | 683 c584 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not sure that it is for any noble Lord to advise what others should do in a free vote...; Lord Warner | 683 c584 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 9:"Page 3, line 27, leave out from ““if”” to end of line 28 and insert ““in the ...; Lord Naseby | 683 c584 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that this debate demonstrates the value of a Committee stage. There were deep conc...; Lord Tebbit | 683 c584 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it occurs to me that Members of the House who are active smokers—and mention was made earl...; Lord Warner | 683 c577-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Earl, Lord Howe, and others raised the issue of whether paragraph (a) in Amendme...; Lord Warner | 683 c578 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 7:"Page 3, line 19, at end insert—" ““( ) For the purposes of subsection (...; Lord Warner | 683 c577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart, mentioned a coach and horses. I do not think that Cinderell...; Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 683 c577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Cinderella would be at far more danger from stoking the fire than having a whiff of cigare...; Baroness Howarth of Breckland | 683 c579-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I briefly ask a question about the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Naseby. I am a...; Lord Tebbit | 683 c580-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have two points on which I should like some guidance from the Minister because I am not ...; Lord Naseby | 683 c578-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 8:"Page 3, line 25, at end insert—" ““( ) The power to make regulations un...; Lord Monson | 683 c579 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, first tabled this amendment I thought that perhaps he wa...; Lord Naseby | 683 c581 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course it is perfectly within the powers of the Welsh Assembly to provide its own amend...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 683 c581 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to explain to the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, why I think that there is a real problem...; Lord Monson | 683 c557 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the Minister sits down, can he explain why the Government believe that there should...; Lord Warner | 683 c555-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment No. 3 seeks to put definitions of ““enclosed”” and ““substantially enclosed””int...; Lord Monson | 683 c555 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment broadly brings the Bill back to the Government’s original position, as set ...; Lord Warner | 683 c558 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 4:"Page 3, line 2, leave out ““consumption of alcohol”” and insert ““sale by ret...; Lord Naseby | 683 c557-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, particularly for giving me the opportunity to write to him ...; Lord Walton of Detchant | 683 c561 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I confess that as a lover of the more delicate nuances of the English language, I was a li...; Lord Vinson | 683 c561-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in talking about passive smoking, can the noble Lord clarify whether he is talking about s...; Lord Walton of Detchant | 683 c562-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have in my documentation—I shall not go into it in detail—evidence to show that research...; Lord Tebbit | 683 c563 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would not want the noble Lord, Lord Pendry, to think that I have fully joined his club. ...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 683 c564 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that is right, and it simply illustrates the difficulty. There are big clubs and...; Lord Naseby | 683 c563-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have been a member of working men’s clubs in Northampton. Some are large, some are very ...; Lord Skidelsky | 683 c564-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support this amendment. I wish that I could persuade your Lordships, even your medical L...; Lord Turnberg | 683 c565 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have just calculated that 125 more people will die every year in this statistically smal...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 683 c565 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall not treat this debate as another Second Reading or Committee stage, but I shall re...; Lord Monson | 683 c565-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall make three extremely brief points in favour of this excellent amendment. First, ma...; Lord Rosser | 683 c566-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I oppose the amendment. The measure has been presented, in part, as an attack on choice an...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 683 c569 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is not a suggestion that a commitment should be dropped. The Government very sensibly c...; Lord Tebbit | 683 c569 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord because he has come up with another very useful and n...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 683 c569 (Link to this contribution) Of course.; Lord Tebbit | 683 c569 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the noble Lord give way?; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 683 c567-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it will not surprise your Lordships to know that I oppose this amendment. I hope very much...; Lord Gilbert | 683 c567 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had not intended to engage your Lordships’ attention in this debate until I heard three ...; Lord Warner | 683 c569 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am always keen to help the House be better informed on this subject. Those who attended ...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 683 c569-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that more or less brings me to the end of what I want to say. The outcome of that consulta...; Lord Russell-Johnston | 683 c569 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt. On what basis was this consultation carried out? Was it done in s...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 683 c569 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure my noble friend Lord Warner will be delighted to share with the House the basis ...; Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 683 c576 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend for making this exemption possible. Despite the fact that, as he e...; Lord Warner | 683 c575-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 6:"Page 3, line 9, at end insert—" ““(4A) For the purpose of making provision ...; Baroness Barker | 683 c577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the way in which the Government have taken on board some of the issues tha...; Earl Howe | 683 c576-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome these amendments and thank the Minister for responding so positively to the deba...; Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 683 c570 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to speak very briefly on this and to take up the point raised by the noble Lord, Lo...; Lord Pendry | 683 c572-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the debates on this amendment and the previous one have brought out some good arguments on...; Lord Warner | 683 c570-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was so taken aback by the support for the Government of the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart, t...; Viscount Simon | 683 c577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart of Swindon, referred to people smoking and second-hand smoke...; Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 683 c577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister reassure me with regard to this amendment? I would be concerned if the am...; Lord Warner | 683 c557 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thought that I had explained that there was no common view in the consultation on any pa...; Lord Pendry | 683 c558-61 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 5:"Page 3, line 4, leave out paragraph (b)." The noble Lord said: My Lords, I m...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 683 c563 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, about 40 years ago, I failed to persuade the Law Lords that working men’s clubs should be ...; Lord Stoddart of Swindon | 683 c577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I welcome these amendments very much. However, they drive a coach ...; Lord Naseby | 683 c553-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 3:"After Clause 2, insert the following new clause—" ““DEFINITIONS OF ““ENCLOS...
Subjects: Clubs Buildings Health hazards Exemptions Licensed premises Public places Passive smoking Working conditions Restaurants Smoking Ventilation
Legislation: Health Bill 2005-06
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