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HANSARDTobacco 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 (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 (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 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 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 (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 (First sitting)I understand that, but why? Dr Griffiths: Because it is a really clear path to make sure that we move to a situation where we have a generation that is prohibited from buying…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 It is clear to me, having done a visit with enforcement officers, that some so-called specialist vape shops and some newsagents just have the vapes next to the sweets. It is a…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)I am also interested in the impact of smoking and vaping on children’s hearts and lungs in particular. I would very much appreciate hearing the professional assessment of you both…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 (Second sitting)Q You mentioned that your members are used to working with Challenge 25. Do you see the Bill working in the same way? As the age of the smoke-free generation rises from year to…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q You have already said that you do not think the penalties are high enough, but do you think that the enforcement rules as they are, with the proposals to change the packaging,…30 Apr 2024HANSARDPublic Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) BillI am sure that the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill) will want to welcome the news that in the past 12 months to March 2024, 63 million more GP appointments…26 Apr 2024HANSARD Proposed Hospital: North HampshireI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Dame Maria Miller) on securing a debate on this really important issue. I am responding on behalf of the Minister…26 Apr 2024HANSARD Proposed Hospital: North HampshireI shall certainly pass that message on to my right hon. Friend the Member for Pendle, and I again congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke on securing a debate…26 Apr 2024HANSARDLiver Disease and Liver CancerThe hon. Lady will not be surprised, because she knows me well, that I am absolutely determined to tackle childhood obesity in particular, so that we can reverse the problems that…25 Apr 2024HANSARDLiver Disease and Liver CancerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I have to say that I am a bit disappointed, because the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Preet Kaur…25 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure the hon. Member that we remain firmly committed to the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. That will help to protect around 200 babies each year from being…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend was an incredibly hard-working health Minister and I pay tribute to her for all she did in this area. She will be aware that our groundbreaking drug and alcohol…23 Apr 2024