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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I take the Minister at his word. He is an honourable man and I hear that he has sympathy for the new clause. The important thing is that it gets done, not necessarily that it gets…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am interested by this new clause. Tax is applied to some products that the Government would like us to consume less of, to make them more expensive so that we consume less of…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)We are talking about something that will be illegal in the United Kingdom and how United Kingdom law is enforced. My question relates to how people might behave in other…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)New clause 6 will introduce a process of consultation and scrutiny of the licensing regulations for the retail sale of tobacco products, when the relevant sections of the Tobacco…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I certainly agree that it is immoral to sell products that they know are addictive, are dangerous and kill people.30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)We have learned from the Minister that terms such as “like the clappers”, “quickly”, “in due course” and “soon” all mean a timescale longer than publishing a draft within two…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)This is an interesting clause, because it applies the Bill to the parliamentary estate. According to Erskine May, there has been some confusion about whether statute law can apply…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but the answer is no, because a report has to be laid before both Houses of Parliament. If the Government were late in doing that,…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)But there is nothing to stop the Union doing it together. In the event that England chose to do things at a particular pace, as it has a right to do, the Scots have already chosen…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I am sorry that the hon. Member for Dartford is not here to discuss his important new clause 4, which is about a ban on…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Is the Minister aware of any retailers on the parliamentary estate at the moment that actually do sell any tobacco or cigarette products?30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The only thing that would inhibit the Government is not getting the work done in time—if they did not hand their homework in on time. We have all been at school and we know that…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I think it is inevitable that much of this will be legally challenged, because the effect of the legislation is to hamper severely an industry that has a lot of money. They are…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her explanation, which was really helpful. I am grateful that she, as a Labour MP, understands that a tax on business will be passed on to the consumer,…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I take the Minister at his word, and beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 9 Prohibition on manufacture and retail of high-capacity…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his detailed response to this new clause. Can he confirm that the reports are produced on an annual basis, and will continue to be produced on that basis…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes the point about the plastic content. I just spotted that in the explanatory statement for new clause 4 from the hon. Member for Dartford, he talks about…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 8 is designed to require the Government to produce annual reports detailing the scale of the illegal sale and…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)As the Minister is aware from my previous contributions, I am delighted to see both the Bill’s passage and that the Government have taken on board some of my amendments to the…30 Jan 2025