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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am sorry that your croakiness is getting the better of you, Sir Roger, but hopefully you will be on fine form tomorrow for the private Member’s Bills—I am not sure whether the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend sets out a really important point. I am happy to take that away for officials to look at. We want to ensure that companies that currently sponsor sports kits are no…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)Sub-delegation allows functions to be carried out by someone who is not named in the primary legislation. We believe that that is vital for flexible implementation of Government…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I can answer that very quickly and clearly, because it was set out in my opening speech. I am not sure whether the shadow Minister was fully paying attention, because it also…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)Absolutely—I agree with the hon. Lady that how it looks from the outside does matter. That is why, when these exemptions were put into earlier legislation, it was clear that none…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I did.23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)The clauses make it an offence for a person to be involved with a sponsorship agreement where the purpose is to promote in the course of business tobacco products, herbal smoking…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his thoughtful contribution and questions. First, to be clear, we are aligning with the same regulatory framework that was used for…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)The clause provides the Secretary of State with the power to introduce regulations that prohibit or restrict the brand sharing of tobacco products, herbal smoking products,…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is good to see you back in the Chair, Mr Dowd. These clauses concern the defences and exemptions to the advertising bans on relevant products—tobacco products, herbal smoking…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am sure that many do. That is another important aspect.23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to hon. Members for our discussion on amendment 87 and subsequent clauses. These amendments intend to make an exemption under the advertisement ban to allow vaping…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank hon. Members for their questions. The hon. Member for Farnham and Bordon just referred to my smirk, and it was indeed a text from somebody asking whether we should define…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)I get that the shadow Minister is dancing on a pinhead, but she has brought to the Committee a set of amendments for which that would be the purpose. If they are pushed to a vote,…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 119 is important, as children spend a lot of time online and therefore are more exposed to a variety of internet services. It is unacceptable that a child using the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)Well, some of them are—the way Man City have been playing this season, I am not quite sure. Anyway, we will get back on to the Bill as quickly as possible. The ban will apply to…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Committee for this discussion. Amendment 5 and new clause 1 require the Secretary of State to consult on regulations to introduce health warnings on…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)Those are important considerations for when we are developing the regulations, and I take precisely the same view as the shadow Minister. These things have to be part of that…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for the points she has raised. Definitions are needed to ensure that the legislation can be interpreted with an appropriate understanding of the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)I absolutely do with that. The point I am making is that we have just over another week to deal with these matters. If we get to the end of next week not having considered…21 Jan 2025