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HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI wholeheartedly agree. I am a fantastic example, as I was sitting my higher English exam the first time I voted as a 16-year-old in 2016 in Scotland. Given the exam stress and…17 Jan 2025HANSARDLicensing Hours Extension BillAs a former licensing board member, I welcome this Bill. Pubs in Falkirk would certainly have benefited from extensions during the Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 finals, as well as for…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that many young voters—especially first-time voters—at the most recent election in 2024 will believe that they have already signed up for a…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Billrose —17 Jan 2025HANSARDAsylum HotelsAsylum accommodation hotels were once emergency measures but have now lasted several years because of the mess the Tories made of our asylum system. Scrapping the Rwanda scheme…13 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Can we acknowledge that youth initiation often starts before the age of 18? Moving the age to 25, as this amendment proposes, would not automatically shift the dial on when youth…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Q Do you believe that there is a substantial health impact on people working in certain sectors who unavoidably encounter second-hand smoke in the course of their employment? What…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Q It is clear, from the comments made about display and advertising, that child vaping is an issue that needs to be tackled; I think it is an issue that many of our constituents…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)I am an officer of the responsible vaping all-party parliamentary group.07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q I think you have come back to my initial point about refillable vapes and a distinction between the way they are displayed in shops and how disposables are displayed. I am…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q I completely recognise that and I understand the issues. My final question is around your assertion that there should be packaging similar to cigarettes. Do you believe that…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q Can you expand on whether those are more accessed in the classroom through proxy sales, such as a parent purchasing it for them, or whether you are seeing refillable vapes…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)I meant that I was pretty surprised that they are such a predominant issue. I would have presumed that disposable vapes were the predominant issue. Matthew Shanks: Oh yes, they…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a quick question about flavours and colourings. I am trying to understand the predominant issue with reusable vapes. I am quite surprised to hear that refillable vapes…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q It is clear that good retailers have an interest in making sure age verification schemes are followed. At the moment, there is clearly a concern about child vaping. I am…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q Could you articulate some of the challenges that the BRC may face with the restrictions on advertisement, display and flavours? Inga Becker-Hansen: Some of the challenges with…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you believe the measures in the Bill,such as restrictions on advertisement, display and flavours, will prevent e-cigarettes from appealing to children? Inga Becker-Hansen: It…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. My second question digs into the illicit online vape market that you referred to. Is the issue more the structure of enforcement that you were discussing, or do you…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you see any challenges in the enforcement of the advertising and display of vapes, in shops especially—in what we would class as more generic stores, rather than bespoke…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you believe that the generational smoking ban might cause an increase in the use of other nicotine products such as vapes, smoke-free tobacco or even illicit products? Alison…07 Jan 2025