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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Minister knows that I believe strongly that we need to stop people smoking, because of its dangers, and that we need to stop children from taking up any form of nicotine,…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am pleased that the Minister is considering how shops look from the outside because, when one walks down the high street at the moment, it is not uncommon to find shops where…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a very important point. Does he agree that the timing will be important too, because this legislation will come into force more quickly than the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend is talking about specialist tobacco. Can he or the Minister enlighten the Committee as to whether specialist tobacco is less harmful than any other form?23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)I want to clarify one small point, if I have not made myself completely clear. On a personal level, I do not particularly want people to be persuaded to go from smoking to vaping,…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)Amendment 87 is to clause 114. This group of clauses represents a substantial part of the Bill, as it applies to advertising and sponsorship. Those became an issue as part of the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend is, of course, correct. On advertising and sponsorship, page 101 of the impact assessment states: “Sponsorship agreements are a form of indirect advertising”— I…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)rose—23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)The clauses deal with sponsorship. Clause 124 covers tobacco products, and clause 125 vaping, nicotine and other products. Why do businesses get involved in sponsorship?…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am afraid I might need to break the happy agreement on the Conservative side. While I understand my hon. Friend’s laudable aim of encouraging those who smoke to use a less…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)My hon. Friend is making some good points about the importance of ensuring that people can access nicotine replacement therapy in its various forms if they wish to stop smoking,…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. That is another example of why it is important to have a wide spectrum of people on Committees. Of course, that is usually the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I just want to add to the point made by the hon. Member for Worthing West about the precautionary principle. One of the differences between tobacco products—for example,…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I have a couple of questions about the rush of people trying to get contracts. First, presumably such a contract would not need to start straight away, so one could enter into a…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)Would the Minister like to comment on whether many of the athletes may feel uncomfortable wearing shirts with such branding on?23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for making the point much more eloquently than I did that there is a difference in the clauses between the days when they come into force. As she is a…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clauses 101 and 102 deal with the treatment of, and matters dealt with by, the 2016 tobacco regulations. Again, they provide the Secretary of State with powers to make…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 100 concerns product safety, which is important. Even when a product is not safe, it should still be as safe as it can be and should contain only those things that are…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 105 states: “Regulations under this Part may confer discretions.” I confess that I do not understand what that means. I would be grateful for the Minister’s explanation.…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 99 relates to testing. The clause allows the Secretary of State powers so they may by regulation require a person specified in the regulations, such as manufacturers,…23 Jan 2025