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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q And is that related to their declining health? Professor Hawthorne: Not necessarily. It is about pushing people psychologically around that clock face. I try to work out where…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you both so much for being here. As I said to the other medical professionals, your words today will be incredibly valuable in ensuring the smooth passage of the Bill.…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q I think we might be out of time, but I have one more question. In the passage of the Bill, there is a concern that some may wish to fix flavours on the face of the Bill, rather…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Professor Hawthorne, from a GP’s perspective, could you talk us through the impact of second-hand smoking on childhood asthma and how that presents in terms of the innocence of…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q So it is other damage from smoking that is caused to newborn babies. For the record, it is important to say, in answer to those who say smoking is about freedom of choice, that…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you; that is very helpful. Professor McNeill, may I ask you again about the vape flavours? The Bill takes powers to restrict packaging, location in store, and flavours. I…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q I thank all you chief medical officers for being here; we appreciate it. You will understand that your witness evidence is crucial to easing the passage of the Bill. I would…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Thank you very much. One last question: do you think the financial incentives for pregnant women and their partners would help? Professor Turner: I think this is extremely…01 May 2024HANSARDHealth and Social CareThere is also a strong economic case for the Bill. Every year, smoking costs our country at least £17 billion, far more than the £10 billion of tax revenue that it draws in. It…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Do you want me to ask both questions now?30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Q Would you state your latest research for the record, though? Obviously, this Committee is here to provide the evidence on the record. Deborah Arnott: I would rather not…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q I beg people to ask me my age when I am buying a drink, and they just will not. The additional things—heated tobacco, shisha and so on—that come under this legislation include…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. Would that older person suffering those consequences say: “Yes, it was all a matter of free choice”? Paul Farmer: I think different people will have different…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q May I just clarify, then, that your members support the uplift in age, year on year? As you will no doubt be aware, there are some who challenge that and say, “Well, it…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q I appreciate you being here. Can you give me an idea of the LGA’s view of a licensing regime? That is not proposed in the Bill, but some people say that licensing would be a…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q It is great to see you—thanks for coming today. I think you are saying that at the moment the fine is set at the right level. It is a really important issue: by no means do we…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you so much for being here, and also particularly for the work that the NASUWT has done in terms of the impact on schools. Could you expand on that a bit further? I have…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Could you talk us through ASH’s assessment of the economic cost to the UK economy of smoking? Secondly, what is your view on the importance of restricting vaping for children?30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Q Some people say that the smoking generation does not need to be raised a year higher every single year. Can you say for the record what your view is of that? Does it need to…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q You will have heard Mr Fothergill from the LGA saying that he has to show his bus pass every time he wants free transport. Do you feel that that is where the solution lies?…30 Apr 2024