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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Clause 93 is somewhat interestingly titled, but what does it do? Subsection (1) allows the Secretary of State to create regulations that concern “the nature and amount of the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)We have talked a bit this evening about social media companies and the production on social media by influencers of what are in essence adverts, together with the difficulties in…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)May I clarify, Mr Dowd, that you wish amendments 6 to 9 and clauses 96 to 98 stand part to be debated together?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)Clause 65 introduces schedule 9, which will amend the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 to broaden the scope of the retailer register and make related…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Dowd. To clarify, there are 10 new clauses and we have already debated: new clause 1, when we were debating clause 91 earlier today; new clause 3, which we…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)If the Government Whip is happy, we will keep going. As well as cigars and cigarettes, smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco and snuff became available in various…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)We had a little search at lunch time and found some examples that may contravene the law. Can the Minister advise to where we should refer those for enforcement?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for her point. Of course, Etsy is an online marketplace. We have talked already about the difficulties in regulating some of these changes in the online…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 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)“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)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 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)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)Can the Minister give us some timescales for the consultation and explain the various details that it will add to the consultation done by the previous Government?21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)Can I ask a question?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)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)Will the Minister clarify whether the regulations require someone to print the ingredients in full on the vape packet, on the vape itself, on a website or on all three?21 Jan 2025