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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)It absolutely does. That is why these powers are framed in the way they are. It is something that the Secretary of State and Ministers, when considering the balance that I have…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I am not sure whether my social media clips from this Committee or any other parliamentary proceedings are quite made for TikTok, but who knows?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Again, that is the beauty of the permissive nature of this Bill. Where loopholes are being exploited, Ministers will be able to come back to Parliament with a simple piece of…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I agree with the hon. Gentleman: I do not think so either. I do not think I would get terribly many followers, and I am not sure I could ever be described as an influencer, except…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)The clause enables the Secretary of State to place restrictions on the display of non-compliant images for vaping products, nicotine products, cigarette papers, herbal smoking…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)The clause allows the Secretary of State to make regulations to establish a register for tobacco, vaping and nicotine products for their permitted supply in the UK. That will…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)As has been said, the measures in the clause make provision for the amount and nature of substances that may be released into the body by vaping products, tobacco products and…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Yes, that is absolutely the case. On the shadow Minister’s question about the ingredients in the vape—or any other product, for that matter—if those turn out to be different from…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister.21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I welcome this debate because it raises some important questions. First, we have had a long discussion about the MHRA, and under the existing legislation it is the appropriate…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Again, the shadow Minister is skipping ahead of herself. We have to get these powers through Parliament. I cannot tell her the scope or extent of the consultation, the consultees,…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)Perhaps the hon. Lady will let me finish. The measures are standard practice for any Bill, but Members have put some questions to me, so I will reassure them about some of the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)We are here to ensure that the Bill gets on the statute book. I was under the impression—perhaps the misapprehension—that at least the two Opposition Front Benchers, the hon.…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I am grateful to hon. Members for their questions on these clauses, which are entirely technical and appertain to the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)As the clause stands, the product would be removed from the register and could not be sold. Alongside that, we aim to establish a testing regime to check regularly that products…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Let me start with the point made by the hon. Member for South Northamptonshire on the need for agility. I have argued in respect to a number of clauses that we have to be agile.…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)The simple answer at this stage is: “I do not know.” It depends on parliamentary time being made available, the length of the consultations and what comes back from them, and a…21 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietI am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for ensuring that this debate took place, and I am particularly grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for…20 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietThe advertising regulations of course cover the whole of the United Kingdom, but this Labour Government have a good working relationship with the devolved Governments in Northern…20 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)In that case, clauses 28 to 30 relate to restricted sale orders, which are another tool in the arsenal of trading standards that can be used against those who repeatedly commit an…16 Jan 2025