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HANSARD NHSI associate myself with the good wishes that have been sent to you this morning, Madam Deputy Speaker. Prevention is, of course, better than cure, so will my right hon. Friend…23 May 2024HANSARDNet Zero: Cost-Benefit AnalysisDecarbonisation is welcome, but it must be achieved in a way that balances the country’s other priorities, such as food security. I welcome last week’s statement from the…21 May 2024HANSARD Secure 16 to 19 Academies BillI rise to thank again those who have helped with the passage of the Bill. In Sleaford, we have a secure children’s home that runs a small unit providing great education and…17 May 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillI rise to support the Bill, and to congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) on having brought it forward. I am very lucky to live in and…17 May 2024HANSARD Secure 16 to 19 Academies BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Secure 16 to 19 academies, otherwise known as secure schools, are an innovative new form of custody for children and young…17 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech and giving some very upsetting and tragic examples of how dogs attack dogs. Does she see similarities between this Bill and the Dogs…17 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the Minister for that information. She talks about location of sale. I understood location of sale to refer to a geographical location, rather than a method of sale, such…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way. The purpose of the penalties is presumably to punish those who have deliberately acted against the rules, and to be a deterrent against those…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)May I push on that point? Does that mean that the Government will accept new clause 16—the vending machine clause?09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)My point was about that balance between protecting children and making adult smokers aware that they can use vapes to quit or to change their habit to one that may be safer for…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I welcome the clauses. I have been very concerned about the number of children who are taking up vaping and about its effects. We have heard in evidence, both in the Health and…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Yes. Sportspeople, as we know, are very influential on young people. To promote products that are potentially harmful to children is morally wrong, in my view. They need to be…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I support clause 10. We heard compelling evidence from Professor Gilmore last week about the tactics the industry uses to try to get young people addicted to nicotine, so that it…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I have a question, but I appreciate that the Minister may not know the answer. Adults who wish to stop smoking have many smoking services that they can go to for advice, such as…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Does the hon. Lady agree that nicotine pouches are starting to be marketed to young people in a similar way to vapes, with an increasing amount of flavours, a relatively…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I agree with the hon. Lady and with my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East. Clause 10 applies to clauses 7, 8 and 9, giving the Government flexibility on all three. As the hon.…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I think that most parents in my constituency would be horrified to think that nicotine pouches are available for sale to children. I appreciate that the Bill takes the power to…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s answer, but I am still a bit confused. I can see the point she makes about the industry and the need to remain flexible; that is really important…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I rise in support of clause 11 on restricting the display of vaping and nicotine products. I have been horrified to see that after the Government, with good intentions, made it…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister will not be surprised to hear that I think we must always consider the most stringent possible fine for selling these things to kids. Will she confirm that, in the…09 May 2024