Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Smoking: Vaping
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of Public Health England’s decision to include vaping within its stop smoking campaign for 2017, they will review vaping regulations in line with the commitment in the Tobacco Control Plan for England; and if so, when...."Viscount Ridley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Smoking: Vaping
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer but I am a little disappointed. Given the strong evidence that vaping is much safer than smoking, that it is very effective at getting people off smoking and that the strength of the vaping industry in this country is one …..."Viscount Ridley - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 20th September 2017
Asked by:
Viscount Ridley (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish (1) the assessments, and (2) the correspondence, held by Public Health England regarding the toxicology of the smoking substitute snus, including any communication with government scientists.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
There are no current plans to publish any assessments or correspondence on the toxicology of snus.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Gene Editing: Agriculture and Medicine
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to encourage gene editing in agriculture and medicine...."Viscount Ridley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Mar 2017
Gene Editing: Agriculture and Medicine
"I thank my noble friend for that reply. Is he aware of widespread concern that, although we are pioneering and leading this essential work using CRISPR and TALEN to edit genes so as to help in both agriculture and medicine, we are falling behind in the race to apply this …..."Viscount Ridley - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 7th March 2017
Asked by:
Viscount Ridley (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards introducing a standard for chewed tobacco products used by the UK South Asian community since being proposed in the 2006 study cited in the publication Tobacco Control, <i>Levels of toxins in oral tobacco products in the UK</i>.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
The Government has not yet developed standards for these tobacco products, however, even with reduced levels of toxins they would not be completely safe. The focus of the Government’s tobacco control efforts has therefore been on preventing initiation of tobacco use and supporting existing users of tobacco products to quit.
Written Question
Monday 6th March 2017
Asked by:
Viscount Ridley (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what scientific research forms the basis of the legality of the chewed oral tobacco products which are predominantly used by the British South Asian community.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
A range of evidence has been considered showing that there is no safe way to consume tobacco.
The ban on snus was introduced by the European Union in 1992 and is currently subject to litigation. As long as the United Kingdom is subject to EU law, current arrangements remain in place. The Government is committed to reviewing the existing legislation by 2020.
Written Question
Monday 6th March 2017
Asked by:
Viscount Ridley (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what scientific research forms the basis of the ban on snus as a smoking substitute.
Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy
A range of evidence has been considered showing that there is no safe way to consume tobacco.
The ban on snus was introduced by the European Union in 1992 and is currently subject to litigation. As long as the United Kingdom is subject to EU law, current arrangements remain in place. The Government is committed to reviewing the existing legislation by 2020.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jan 2017
Health Workers: Training
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Dec 2016
Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016
"My Lords, in relation to the tobacco and related products directive, my noble friend mentioned several times the aim of driving down smoking in this country. We are now in a situation in which there are many varieties of tobacco products available to people, many of which do not involve …..."Viscount Ridley - View Speech
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