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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I am happy to give way—and to be promoted.14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)My understanding—I am sure the Minister will leap to his feet to correct me if I am wrong—is that the Bill does not apply to nicotine pouches per se, because nicotine pouches do…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for clarifying that so comprehensively. Clause 8 deals with the sale of snus. Clause 7 having made it an offence to manufacture snus, clause 8 bans the sale…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister therefore clarify something for the record or for anyone listening to proceedings? If one is suspicious that a particular retailer is selling tobacco products to…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)It might be good to get on record some of the figures that appear in the Government’s impact assessment regarding the association between smoking and poverty. My hon. Friend is…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is right. We are trying to get some indication in legislation that there are different groups of people: those who commit this offence inadvertently on a one-off…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Thank you. I am aware that the Whips choose who gets to go on Committees. Sometimes that is a blessing; sometimes it can be less welcome, particularly if it is a long Committee…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir Roger. There is a second point that I want to raise; I have given notice to the Chair. Because of the aforementioned delay in getting the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir Roger—09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)It is a point for the Chair, and it is procedural. I have not seen this sort of thing happen before. Normally, we agree the groupings and then they just flow. I have not had the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out “born on or after 1 January 2009” and insert “under the age of 25”. This amendment makes it an offence to sell…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)The amendments do not stand in my name, and they are not amendments with which I agree, but they relate to a very important part of the Second Reading debate that goes to the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Thank you, Sir Roger. I am very grateful for your guidance. I think spending much of the night trying to get to grips with the various drafts has left me a little tired. I…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his helpful intervention. I do not know whether any Member present has worked in a small corner shop and could tell us whether they have the same level…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Once again, Sir Roger, I am very grateful for your guidance to the Committee. I was explaining the change in amendment 17, and my hon. Friend, like the very wise chap that he is,…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for the promotion—I shall mention it the Chief Whip and see how that goes!09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)I think it is straightforward to have an age and a date of birth to check. It could become more confusing if we ended up with a range of age-restricted products and the age for…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Gentleman’s intervention highlights the fact that in Parliament we benefit from the experience of so many different people. Each of us comes to this place with our own…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Yes; if my hon. Friend knows the answer, I would be delighted to hear it.09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important point. Some people are averse to carrying ID—it is not something that bothers me personally, but I am aware that for some people it is a sticking…09 Jan 2025