I am grateful to my hon. Friend, as is, I believe, the whole House. So it is ““Goodnight Irene”” for the walled city of York. However, it must be said that those of us in the wide open spaces of west London seldom consider ourselves enclosed, and very seldom restrained....

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, as is, I believe, the whole House. So it is ““Goodnight Irene”” for the walled city of York. However, it must be said that those of us in the wide open spaces of west London seldom consider ourselves enclosed, and very seldom restrained....

On the subject of fag-ends, I will certainly give way to my hon. Friend.

On the subject of fag-ends, I will certainly give way to my hon. Friend.

Hang on a second. I am just getting going. I am a little short of breath, and what little I have I try to make the most of. Having listened to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, I consider it a miracle that any of us have survived, given his...

Hang on a second. I am just getting going. I am a little short of breath, and what little I have I try to make the most of. Having listened to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, I consider it a miracle that any of us have survived, given his...

Well, the imminently right hon. Member, then. I associate myself with his congratulations on the extraordinary fecundity of those on the Conservative Benches. If Conservative Members keep producing children at this rate, I will be seriously worried that the Labour Government could be threatened in about 18 years. For the...

Well, the imminently right hon. Member, then. I associate myself with his congratulations on the extraordinary fecundity of those on the Conservative Benches. If Conservative Members keep producing children at this rate, I will be seriously worried that the Labour Government could be threatened in about 18 years. For the...

I admire greatly the work that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has done on these matters. It is important, as we approach the last gasp of the process, to reiterate her earlier point that, if much of the proposed legislation—particularly the provisions on infection control and pharmaceutical...

I admire greatly the work that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has done on these matters. It is important, as we approach the last gasp of the process, to reiterate her earlier point that, if much of the proposed legislation—particularly the provisions on infection control and pharmaceutical...

It is clear that two of us here read the Irish Medical Journal. The figures show that there has been a continuing decline in the numbers of smokers over the past five years. There is no statistical evidence to suggest that the numbers have risen since the smoking ban was...

It is clear that two of us here read the Irish Medical Journal. The figures show that there has been a continuing decline in the numbers of smokers over the past five years. There is no statistical evidence to suggest that the numbers have risen since the smoking ban was...

The evidence is of an increase in off-sales. Untypically, I shall turn to a more serious matter before I finish. However, on the subject of seriousness, I give way to the hon. Member for Strangford (Mrs. Robinson).

The evidence is of an increase in off-sales. Untypically, I shall turn to a more serious matter before I finish. However, on the subject of seriousness, I give way to the hon. Member for Strangford (Mrs. Robinson).

On the subject of those things that one would not wish to ban, I give way to the hon. Gentleman.

On the subject of those things that one would not wish to ban, I give way to the hon. Gentleman.

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...

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...

Possibly it is exuded in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. I shall give way to him so that he may correct me.

Possibly it is exuded in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. I shall give way to him so that he may correct me.

I am grateful for that intervention, although by and large the Liberals should resist making too much legislation, because it can be habit-forming. I was about to mention the practicalities of the ban. Amendment No. 8 has been tabled by the right hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Mr. Forth),...

I am grateful for that intervention, although by and large the Liberals should resist making too much legislation, because it can be habit-forming. I was about to mention the practicalities of the ban. Amendment No. 8 has been tabled by the right hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Mr. Forth),...

The hon. Gentleman is an expert in many fields. I was coming to the point that Ireland has seen a considerable increase in off-sales, which leads one to believe that those people who do not recognise the reality of the patio heater and the false ceiling are taking six-packs and...

The hon. Gentleman is an expert in many fields. I was coming to the point that Ireland has seen a considerable increase in off-sales, which leads one to believe that those people who do not recognise the reality of the patio heater and the false ceiling are taking six-packs and...

Well—[Hon. Members: ““Go on!””] I will give way, but my right hon. Friend is nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong, so I am always reluctant to give way to him. I wish to finish my point, and then I will give way to him. Technology is our...

Well—[Hon. Members: ““Go on!””] I will give way, but my right hon. Friend is nearly always right and I am nearly always wrong, so I am always reluctant to give way to him. I wish to finish my point, and then I will give way to him. Technology is our...

It does work, and all independent air testing verifies that. However, I have a terrible suspicion gnawing at my vitals that my right hon. Friend may be about to prove me wrong.

It does work, and all independent air testing verifies that. However, I have a terrible suspicion gnawing at my vitals that my right hon. Friend may be about to prove me wrong.

I am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s contribution.

I am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s contribution.

I would withdraw my remarks, but the reality is that off-sales have increased in Ireland. I was structuring an exegesis on that, and assumed that the off-sales would be consumed.

I would withdraw my remarks, but the reality is that off-sales have increased in Ireland. I was structuring an exegesis on that, and assumed that the off-sales would be consumed.

In a second. I know that the hon. Lady knows more about off-sales in Ireland than I do, but I was assuming that they were being consumed in the home. It is entirely possible that people are thronging to Phoenix park and drinking in the open air, but my assumption...

In a second. I know that the hon. Lady knows more about off-sales in Ireland than I do, but I was assuming that they were being consumed in the home. It is entirely possible that people are thronging to Phoenix park and drinking in the open air, but my assumption...