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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillTo pick up on that, I ask the Minister to clarify the issue that was left slightly in the air earlier about the derivation of nicotine. While nicotine can be synthetically…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI respectfully disagree. It is helpful to dance on the head of a pin if we can distinguish “tobacco” from “tobacco product” and, again, distinguish a tobacco product from a vaping…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillIt certainly could be—it sounds a very interesting way forward. I did not take it that the noble Earl was suggesting introducing a levy as a substitute for tobacco duty but as an…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillPerhaps the noble Lord, with his compendious knowledge, can enlighten us on that.30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, this group of amendments addresses common themes: the regulation of the tobacco industry, its profits and its reporting obligations. Collectively, these raise important…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, the first amendment in this group, in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Russell, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Grey-Thompson and Lady Walmsley, shines a spotlight on a…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I turn next to my noble friend Lord Lansley’s amendments, which would introduce requirements and provide enabling powers for age-verification technology to be built into…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group relate in different ways to age verification and the role of retailers and how these new rules will be implemented, monitored, enforced and…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Murray for bringing forward the amendments in his name, because he has allowed us to begin this Committee by engaging with one of the…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, as we have heard, the amendments in this group engage with some of the central questions in the Bill: how can we reach a smoke-free future? Also, how is that process to…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, the House will be grateful to the Minister for the characteristically clear way in which she has opened this debate. As she indicated, the Bill in large measure…23 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, having listened to the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, and her clear and concise explanation of this amendment both today and in Committee, I can do no other than express…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will not speak at length, but I express my support for the case put forward by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, in her Amendment 50. Her concerns around the resourcing…02 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly to the amendments in this group tabled by my noble friend Lady Berridge, supported by the noble Lord, Lord Meston, and the noble and learned…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I listened carefully to the Minister’s reply to the proposal that I made to give mental health patients an automatic opportunity to avail of a debriefing process after…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, the House will be grateful to the Minister for these government amendments, which, as the noble Baroness made clear, cover two principal policy issues. Accordingly, I…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken so powerfully in support of the amendments in this group. I also thank the Minister for her full reply. In the interests…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 12, I will speak also to four other amendments in my name included in this group: Amendments 13, 15, 37 and 41. To set the scene, there is a theme…31 Mar 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [HL]31 Mar 2025