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Bill: Sale of Cigarettes Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 3436
Description[?]:
| The sale of cigarettes should be strictly regulated to make sure they are not easily accessible to children (eg. being sold through machines that children can get to) and that they are labelled with strong warnings about the risks of smoking. Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:48:15, February 01, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, we will not support stigmatization of products through 'warning' about well-known and self-evident risks that are being discussed by experts all the time and that every responsible citizen is aware of. There is no need for even more regulation. Dr. Howard Thornton Member for Loren GNP Health Spokesman |
| Date | 22:10:52, February 01, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, many people start smoking at an extraordinarily young age and without really understanding the health consequences of using tobacco products. The health danger posed by cigarettes is so great that a very assertive public health policy is called for. We propose that health warnings should cover at least 35% of cigarette packaging. Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the Opposition) |
| Date | 22:20:56, February 01, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, our teachers have been advised to educate pupils about the dangers of smoking at school, and there are even workshops dealing with these issues. If we insists that the state must 'advise' people to live healthy, we would have to regulate every aspect of their lives, covering the threats of obesity, too much TV, wrong eating habits, too few hours of sleep, etc. etc. Tackling cigarettes is a small aspect of a problem that is better dealt with privately, as government cannot take care of the private lifestyles of every citizen. Dr. Howard Thornton Member for Loren GNP Health Spokesman |
| Date | 22:41:33, February 02, 2013 CET | From | Plaid Genedlaethol Rhyddfrydol | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we believe this is a matter for provinces with many issues. Brychan Cadwallader MP Leader of the Opposition |
| Date | 13:31:52, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, the GNP are demonstrating, not for the first time, that they care more about the profits of big corporations than the health of the Dranish people. Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 14:36:08, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Speaker Maddocks(Yay!!) We support this bill but our partners have problem with us voting no then we will abstain Mad Flo(Lol!) MP from Elbian Chairwoman of Greens |
| Date | 14:56:40, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, the Greens are free to vote according to their conscience on any bill that has not been the subject of our negotiations. Julia Breckinridge MP Member for Ulbrach GNP Parliamentary Leader |
| Date | 18:10:11, February 03, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I think the Dranish people have a right to know the details of whatever deal has been done between the GNP and the Greens. What, if anything, have the Greens gained in return for selling out their principles? Antonio Benandez MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 00:34:47, February 04, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the Sale of Cigarettes Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker Our core principles are environmentalism and social progressivism,on fiscal issues we are a big tent party.Honourable Benandez our deal includes pretty much cutting unnecassary welfare,no environmental deregulation,gun rights,lifting ban on gated communities and public transportation policy change.About our budget and tax spending agreement we have been promised to minimum cuts to environment and no cuts to education ministries.We work a lot for protecting our principle with a pragmatic approach not in a authoritarian way that pushes away even your own party members.Your party's three member came to us for membership we rejected one of them,accepted the other two. Florence McCormick MP from Elbian Chairwoman of Greens |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 115 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 205 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 79 |
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