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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 1, page 2, line 9, at end insert— “, save if it is a first offence.” See explanatory statement to Amendment 59.09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Which page is it?09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I certainly do not want to press the amendments to a vote, but it may be that other members of the Committee do.09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Amendment 56 proposes a change to clause 1 and specifically targets the penalty provision for offenses under the sale of tobacco section on page 2, line 9. It suggests adding the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)My intention was to set out what these amendments seek to do and then to discuss the reasons why that might, or might not, be a good idea, and I will come to my hon. Friend’s very…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for making that point. It brings us to the heart of the next part of my speech, which is the inconsistency between different parts of the United Kingdom. We…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. Those who know me or who have listened to my speeches on tobacco and vaping will be in no doubt of my support for the Bill,…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and I shall try to be clearer. I strongly believe that these products should not be sold to children—I believe that personally; we…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you, Mr Dowd. That concludes my remarks on this group of amendments.09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is right to go back to the evidence. One of the things we were told in the evidence provided by National Trading Standards and the Local Government Association,…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)The Minister’s response was very interesting. However, could he respond further to a couple of the questions that were asked? First, is it intentional that there is a difference…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you, Mr Dowd, for the guidance, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Windsor for his intervention. The age of the customer is important. The principle of existing…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Would he like to see the fines in England rise to the same level as those in Northern Ireland, or is he content with them where they are?09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)That is not quite what I meant. I guess the question is this: if someone has sold tobacco products to a person of 45 who should not have them because they are now illegal, that is…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I understand the Minister’s point. However, my point was that even in a world where things are illegal, we do have aggravating and mitigating circumstances in law. I suggest that,…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a valid point. I suggest, so that I do not try the patience of the Chair, that we discuss that when we get to clause 1 stand part, because it speaks to the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)As the Minister is in the mood for answering questions, would he like to intervene to say whether the guidance on who specifically will be liable for the fines has been written…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)The Minister has somewhat contradicted himself. On the one hand he says that he does not agree with the amendments because he wants to leave the courts free to issue a bigger fine…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)If Northern Ireland has decided that it wants higher fines and if, as the Minister has said, he wants to take the idea of a smoke-free generation seriously, why, given that the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)If I understand the Minister correctly—he can correct me if I am wrong—he is saying that the reason why the fines are different between England, Wales and Northern Ireland is that…09 Jan 2025