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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 (Eleventh sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but while pharmacists are highly trained clinicians with the capacity to prescribe a number of products in specific cases, they…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)rose—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 (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 (Tenth sitting)With respect, it is unwise to give someone the power to do something you do not want them to do.21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)Clauses 48 and 49 exempt the medicinal product and medical devices. I understand why the Minister has done that, but how is he going to ensure that the industry does not find ways…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)This is quite a chunky group of clauses. Clause 48 provides a series of definitions that are to be used to interpret part 1. That is important; if the law is to be enforced, we…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)On the point about nicotine pouches, it is of concern that they may be the next way in which this industry seeks to make our young people addicted to nicotine. We have seen in…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way. I want to echo the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Farnham and Bordon that the purpose of line-by-line scrutiny is to do just…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)Clause 89 is such an important clause in that it forms a whole part of the Bill, part 4, by itself; whereas other parts contain multiple clauses, part 4 only contains clause 89.…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is shaking his head. Clause 96(1) grants the Secretary of State the authority to make regulations requiring producers or importers of products including tobacco…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I understand that my hon. Friend does not believe that there is evidence at the moment on particular health disbenefits of vaping, but would he agree to be guided by the chief…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)This may be the first aspect of the Labour manifesto that we can trust, so perhaps there is something to celebrate.21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Is it not right that in the past, when increased tobacco regulations have been made, the black market has shrunk with the overall market?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that when the Minister is considering the regulations under clause 90, he needs to consider not just what the packaging would look like in a real-world…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr Dowd. Will the Chair clarify how many new clauses there are, and how many of the new clauses have already been debated?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his intervention, but the Labour manifesto is not necessarily a document on which one can rely. I do not seem to recall its saying that the Government…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Thank you, Mr Dowd—I am sure you have no opinion on this matter, as you are impartial. Before giving powers under clause 90 to change packaging and make packaging regulations, it…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Can my hon. Friend illustrate whether there is any evidence suggesting that, as the result of plain packaging, consumers are less able to identify whether they have the right…21 Jan 2025