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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)“Like the clappers” sounds quick, but it has not been defined any further than that, which leaves us in the dark. There is also a balance to be struck. On the one hand,…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Does the Minister want to comment on the range of flavours available, and whether he thinks that has any impact?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for setting out aspects of the clause, and particularly for his passionate speech making clear that he wants to see vaping among children stop. When…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I am suggesting that there is a difference between regulating a product as a medicine, which requires stringent steps, and a statement of what the product does, the effect it is…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his question. I guess that some of that will come under the regulations that the Minister would produce under this clause. The products are defined as…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I believe before we were interrupted we were discussing clause 92, which relates to flavouring provisions. The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations currently restrict certain…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Let us look back to the issues of the Elfbar items that had, as I understand it, a higher number of milligrams per millilitre—certainly a higher nicotine content—than they were…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I welcome the steps that the Minister is taking on social media platforms to discourage young people from vaping; that is a very welcome intervention. Given that he has appeared…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)The clause deals with non-compliant images, and subsection (1) grants the Secretary of State the power to make regulations. There is a theme here—the Secretary of State is gaining…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a very good speech. Does he agree that the Minister will have a huge challenge in working out which flavours to choose, if he is going to choose from…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Dowd. Did you say 50 or 15? The reason I ask is that about 50 clauses remain to be discussed and about three days are still allocated to that purpose.21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is probably much younger than me, but does he remember the sweets that were like little cigarettes, from when we were children?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The aim of the regulations that were introduced to remove sweets from immediately adjacent to tills was to discourage children from taking…21 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 (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 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I am glad to hear that the Minister wants to use the regulations and strengthen the regulation around vaping—although I appreciate that that is not the view of the entire…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)I would rather the Minister said that it was a flavour I have commonly referred to than a favourite flavour, because I honestly cannot tell him what a unicorn’s milk tastes like.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)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Dowd. As we discussed before the adjournment, clause 89 forms part of part 4 of the Bill. It provides the…21 Jan 2025