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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland for moving the new clause tabled by our hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham. I think all hon. Members are…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)Yes, I am very happy to do that. My hon. Friend is exactly right: saying that we do not have the evidence right now is not the same as saying that vaping is not harmful. As I…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise to thank all Members, on both sides, for their time, their focus, and their really well thought through and considered contributions in this Committee. The scrutiny has…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir Gary. Clause 28 refers to the consequential amendments to do with part 1. The clause states which schedule contains…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)Let me respond to the point about the delay in coming into force. We seek to provide the right balance between giving retailers sufficient time to implement the measures and…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)This clause provides that part 1 of the Bill and any regulations made under powers in part 1 bind the Crown. The effect of this is that the new age of sale restrictions for…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)Clauses 34 and 35 set out the definitions of tobacco, vaping and nicotine products for interpretation within the Bill. Clause 36 substitutes the definition of “tobacco product” in…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)As all hon. Members know, the whole point of the Bill—its definitions and secondary legislation—is to enable us to stay ahead of the horrendous trade of trying to get children…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I put on the record my thanks to Scottish Ministers for their collaborative approach to bringing together the Bill. I am extremely grateful to them for ensuring that it is a…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 39 repeals the offence for someone under the age of 18 in Scotland to buy or attempt to buy a tobacco product or cigarette paper. Clause 40 repeals the power for constables…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)This clause amends definitions in the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 for tobacco products and nicotine vapour products to align them with the definitions…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause confers a power on Scottish Ministers to make provision that is consequential on part 2 of the Bill. Regulations may amend, repeal or revoke any legislation passed…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)This clause will allow the Department of Health in Northern Ireland to make regulations to define “sale” in section 1 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I can explore that further, but the hon. Lady will appreciate that the Stormont Assembly was re-established very late on—in fact, after First Reading if I recall rightly, or at…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 55 refers to schedule 5, which provides consequential amendments to clauses 51 to 54 relating to Northern Ireland. Schedule 5 amends two pieces of Northern Irish…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)All I will say is that we discussed this matter comprehensively last week and I am sure we will discuss it again. Question put and agreed to. Clause 55 accordingly ordered to…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 57 confers a power on the Department of Health in Northern Ireland to make provisions that are consequential on part 3 of the Bill. Such regulations may amend, repeal or…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)As per the previous clause, clause 59 replaces an existing power in the 2014 Act to make regulations about the flavour of tobacco products. Flavours, particularly menthol, have…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I will share my thinking, because this is important. We are all on the same side where the Bill is concerned, and I say very genuinely to hon. Members that there is an important…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 69 sets out definitions to be used within the Bill, such as those to identify certain tobacco products—such as herbal smoking products—retail definitions such as retail…14 May 2024