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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I reassure the shadow Minister that the measures in clauses 13 and 14 will regulate only the display of pricing, not the actual prices. We are not yet in the realms of fixing…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for her support. Clause 11 means that it will be an offence for a person aged 18 or over to buy, or attempt to buy, a vaping or nicotine…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for that. We will come on to those issues in more detail when we eventually reach those clauses, which given the rate of progress so far may…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I stand by what I have already said. The intention is to work with the retail industry during the long lead-in time to get the mechanisms in place that allow them to adequately…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)It is not.14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Can the hon. Lady let me finish answering the point she put to me? In fact, I have now forgotten the point she put to me— [ Laughter .]14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister for bringing this discussion to the Committee. As we have already argued, the amendments would create a more lenient penalty regime for the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I do not want to go over the arguments that I have already put to the Committee in an earlier sitting, but there is an ability to use other forms of identification, as I set out.…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)That is precisely the point I was coming to. We will take the argument away because it is a reasonable argument, and we will perhaps consider returning to this issue on Report. I…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I absolutely hope that the measures will be worked on at pace and will be available for that. Officials from the Department of Health and Social Care are working closely with…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I shall answer some of the points made, which were valid. To answer the shadow Minister, cigarette papers are within the scope of the existing legislation. They are included…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)That is a good question. Of course, if it was to be used for the consumption of tobacco, it would come within the scope of the Bill. We have to be clear that many of these…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)The clauses restate the ban on tobacco vending machines in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and extend it to include vending machines that sell cigarette papers. The…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Perhaps we will return to that on Report. I have every sympathy with what the shadow Minister says. We do not want to prevent the legitimate use—indeed, a whole variety of uses—of…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a reasonable point. The Bill ensures that no one over the age of 18 is legally able to purchase tobacco products on behalf of someone under the legal age…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for raising these matters. Again, it is a case of perhaps overcomplicating what the clause does. As with clause 3, clause 4 merely restates that it is an…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)These clauses make it an offence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for someone over the age of 18 to buy or attempt to buy tobacco products, herbal smoking products or…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Let me first say to the shadow Minister that we are aware of the new type of machines she mentioned, and we are concerned by their presence. The Department is looking to ensure…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)These clauses restate that it is an offence for tobacco retailers to sell cigarettes that are not in the original packaging they were supplied in. Selling unpackaged cigarettes is…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Yes, I believe it will. Of course, this measure is not being taken in isolation, and it is not just a stand-alone measure. This is part of a whole package of tobacco control…14 Jan 2025