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Proceeding contribution from Jim Devine (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bills on Health Bill.
My right hon. Friend will be aware that I was not actually elected on the manifesto, coming in, as I did, in October, and she will be aware that many of us in this place would like us to follow the lead of the Scottish Parliament and the Dail in banning smoking totally in all public places. But I wonder whether she is aware of the British Medical Association report that was produced in October, which compared the respiratory function of bar staff in Northern Ireland and in the Republic, before and after the introduction of the smoking ban. It showed that the respiratory function of bar staff in the south had increased substantially, and the conclusion was that the smoke-free law—
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
440 c150 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Legislation
Health Bill 2005-06
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