❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister's decision to allow prisoners access to lighters, citing safety and health concerns. The Minister responds by highlighting the dangers of alternative methods prisoners use to light cigarettes and reiterates the government's commitment to reducing smoking in prisons.
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PRISONERs — CIGARETTE LIGHTER ACCESS
I have a supplementary question. Why does the minister not accept that allowing prisoners to have lighters in prison is simply a dangerous, unhealthy and irresponsible decision? Mr D.T. REDMAN
I have a supplementary question. Why does the minister not accept that allowing prisoners to have lighters in prison is simply a dangerous, unhealthy and irresponsible decision? Mr D.T. REDMAN
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I assume the member therefore accepts that it is okay for prisoners to stick bits of metal into light sockets to light a cigarette. Mr F.M. Logan : You should manage that; not give them lighters! What is more dangerous? Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I assume the member therefore accepts that it is okay for prisoners to stick bits of metal into light sockets to light a cigarette. Mr F.M. Logan : You should manage that; not give them lighters! What is more dangerous? Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
I assume the member therefore accepts that it is okay for prisoners to stick bits of metal into light sockets to light a cigarette. Mr F.M. Logan : You should manage that; not give them lighters! What is more dangerous? Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
Mr F.M. Logan : You should manage that; not give them lighters! What is more dangerous? Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I assume the member therefore accepts that it is okay for prisoners to stick bits of metal into light sockets to light a cigarette. Mr F.M. Logan : You should manage that; not give them lighters! What is more dangerous? Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
I assume the member therefore accepts that it is okay for prisoners to stick bits of metal into light sockets to light a cigarette. Mr F.M. Logan : You should manage that; not give them lighters! What is more dangerous? Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
Mr F.M. Logan : You should manage that; not give them lighters! What is more dangerous? Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : We do not support smoking in prisons. We are doing what we can to reduce the number of people smoking in prisons. This government cares.
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