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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe challenge is that if we were to ban it altogether, we could risk criminalising people who were already addicted to tobacco products—adults who had made that choice. That is…26 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance Requirements) (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2024Parts of the UK are working to EU regulations, but does the Minister recognise that the statutory instrument he is bringing forward will introduce into the whole of the UK market,…26 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance Requirements) (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I think we all understand the context of the IMMDS review. Having spoken on Sunday afternoon to a lady who is…26 Nov 2024HANSARDHealth and Care Staffing Costs: Employer NI ContributionsThe right hon. Member speaks of ducking questions, but it is worrying that three weeks after the Budget he still does not know, or will not tell the House, how much it will cost…19 Nov 2024HANSARDHealth and Care Staffing Costs: Employer NI ContributionsI have tried repeatedly through written parliamentary questions to get an answer to this without success, so I will try asking it face to face: will the Secretary of State tell…19 Nov 2024HANSARDPoint of OrderCould you please advise me, Mr Speaker, on how to get to the truth, so that this House and my constituents can understand the magnitude of the effect of these national insurance…19 Nov 2024HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance about how this House can obtain answers from the Government, particularly the Department of Health and Social Care. On Budget…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionMy hon. Friend is referring to an important issue. I know that he is concerned about personal responsibility and people’s ability to make their own choices. The Government face…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionThe impact assessment has been referred to repeatedly during the debate. I understand that it refers to this piece of legislation only, and not to the wider impact of other…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionDoes my hon. Friend accept that it is quite difficult for the consumer to establish which vapes are illegal and which are not? One may have thought that going into a reputable…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI certainly do. One benefit of the ban on disposable vapes is that regardless of whether or not a disposable vape is currently illegal on the basis of its constitution and…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI understand the hon. Member’s point, but the party responsible for putting an item in the bin is not the council, but the person who has it in their hand. People who drop litter…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionIt is a pleasure to follow the maiden speech of the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton). It was an excellent maiden speech—very interesting—and his constituency sounds…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleThe hon. Lady says that people have arrived to vote in somebody’s name and have been turned away and did not return when asked for ID. How can she be certain that they were the…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionMy point was that there have been examples of supermarkets unknowingly selling vapes that did not meet requirements, and it is difficult for a consumer who puts a disposable vape…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI am interested to know: is my hon. Friend trying to argue that the Government should have gone further and banned all vapes, including those that can be refilled?13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionWill the Minister give way?13 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westThe Minister has iterated the problem, and he has spoken warm words about listening, talking and working with people. However, he has said little that is concrete, except about…12 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate the hon. Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) on securing a debate on this important…12 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westIt is unfair to say that there was no meaningful reform. There was reform, but it has not been enough to ensure that everyone gets a dental appointment, and we need further…12 Nov 2024