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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)You will be pleased to know that I have concluded my remarks on history for now, Sir Mark, but with your leave, I want to talk about a couple of the chemicals that are found in…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I think my hon. Friend highlights something common across our party. Many members of our party are uncertain, as I understand my hon. Friend is, about the changes to tobacco…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Sorry. Equally, I note that the vast majority of Members across the House, both in my party and in other parties, strongly agree with clause 10 and the other clauses that seek to…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I am afraid that once again I have to disagree with my hon. Friend. I do not believe that those who advertise brightly coloured vapes shaped like highlighters or SpongeBob…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for clarifying his intervention but, again, I am not sure about that.14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend can ask me later, when we come to the colours and flavours. To summarise, clause 10 is an important clause that seeks to stop children getting hold of vapes and…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)That is very kind of you, Sir Roger. It is good to see you in the Chair, and an honour to serve under your chairmanship again. As you have been briefed, we are discussing clause…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend talks about children self-medicating, but are they not making the situation worse? The use of vapes and nicotine products may exacerbate, rather than ease, any…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister knows me well enough to understand that I would never seek more lenient penalties for those selling vapes to children; there is no excuse for selling vapes to…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)rose—14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for clearly explaining that children should never vape. In fact, if children are smoking and wish to quit, they can get support from their GP and others, but…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for providing the extra information. Amendments 63, 64, 81 and 80 were designed once again to provoke debate on the coherency of the penalties across…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 11, page 6, line 5, at end insert “, save if it is a first offence.”. See explanatory statement to Amendment 66.14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendments 65 and 66 apply to clause 11. In line with other Opposition amendments tabled to various clauses of this Bill, they seek to provoke debate on the coherency of the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendments 65, 66, 82 and 83 were specifically there to provoke debate on the coherency of the penalty portfolio across the Bill. The Minister has clarified his position on that.…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendment 96 and clause 12 relate to vaping and nicotine product vending machines. I support the clause; indeed, if one looks at proceedings on the previous, Conservative…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I will come to amendment 96 and the mental health aspect shortly, but I will deal with the clause first, which makes sure that these…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)In essence, in relation to clause 12, yes. I do not think that vending machines including tobacco and nicotine products or vapes are a good idea, and I moved a new clause for…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)That is different from vaping, which seems to be a swap, rather than a swap to stop. A stop is less likely to occur with a vape that has cherry flavours and such like than it is…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)May I clarify the point that my hon. Friend is making? When he says that he does not think nicotine products are attractive to children, does he mean the medical nicotine…14 Jan 2025