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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It is of course correct that we have devolution, and the hon. Member for Worthing West is of course right that Welsh Ministers—in the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 2 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over to make a proxy purchase of tobacco products, herbal smoking products or cigarette papers for a person born on or after 1…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 48, which we obviously have not come on to yet, gives the interpretation of part 1 and all the definitions. The definition of cigarette papers in the Bill includes…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is bringing back painful memories of trying to create things with pipe cleaners for my children, and trying to make them stand up straight when they simply are…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)As the Minister says, clause 3 outlaws the use of vending machines that sell tobacco or tobacco products, as well as herbal smoking products and cigarette papers. I note that…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Clauses 5, 6, 55 and 72 make provision for age of sale notices. Clause 5(1) makes it clear on which premises the notices must be displayed. In some respects, that is obvious, but…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)This group of clauses and amendments all apply to snus, which we are trying to ban, so the first question is: what is snus? Snus is a tobacco product predominantly used in Sweden…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)It is relevant because we are discussing a product in the UK that we are considering essentially doing away with, and banning completely for children. The hon. Gentleman may note…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Digital ID is not something that I am particularly familiar with, but nevertheless it sounds sensible, where ID is reliable, reproducible, not easily faked and easily identifiable…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)It is catching—it is the time of day, I think. Paragraph 787 of the impact assessment says: “We know that one of the main reasons children take up vaping is due to peer…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Sir Roger. I am grateful for your guidance as Chair on the order of doing things. It has been, at times, quite confusing. Clauses 13, 14, 61 and 79 regulate the display…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, which goes to the principle of advertising, and whether there needs to be an exemption for medical advertising of vaping as a stop…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his point. I believe that the Bill specifies somewhere which clauses apply under which jurisdictions, but I cannot remember exactly which page that is…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)How many manufacturers in the UK are producing snus for export?14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for going through the questions thoroughly. I did not want to risk his getting to the end of his speech without answering the question of why snus is treated…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)To be clear, I am not suggesting that it should be on the market, as the Minister well knows, because I support both helping people using tobacco to quit and preventing people…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)The amendments in this group are similar to previous amendments and are designed to provoke debate on the proportionality of the offences. Like other such Opposition amendments,…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Clauses 1 to 9 of the Bill have predominantly dealt with tobacco products of varying kinds. Clause 10 moves on to the sale of vaping or nicotine products to under-18s, distinct…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. Last Tuesday, we heard in evidence from various medical sources, and both the Select Committee and our processor Bill Committee heard…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is right to raise the importance of managing nicotine dependence for those with mental health conditions. We know that smoking, in particular, is more likely to…14 Jan 2025