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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. Clause 47 asserts that part 1 of the Bill and any regulations made under it bind the Crown, but makes it clear that…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)My reading of this clause is that those events will be restricted under this clause and clauses 66 and 47. It would be useful if the Minister clarified whether or not that is the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I am considerably younger—no, that is not true at all, and I certainly do not look it. I do remember the sugar things that look like cigarettes, and although I have said…21 Jan 2025HANSARDHouse Building Targets1. What plans she has to support councils with house building targets.20 Jan 2025HANSARDHouse Building TargetsIn Waverley and East Hampshire, housing targets from this Government are doubling. When my constituents move into those homes when they are built, the infrastructure and services…20 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I am sure the Minister has much greater understanding of his own Government’s policy, but my understanding is that there will be some devolution of powers to parish and town…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend is making an interesting point. What does she think about the idea of having a single licence? If a shop—for example, a small convenience store—is selling alcohol,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I have a simple question. Obviously, “amend” can mean either “increase” or “decrease”. The Bill lists the following ID cards: “(a) a passport, (b) a UK driving licence, (c) a…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend tempts me, but I am not going to respond. I suppose the only one that the Minister would consider removing would be the proof of age standards scheme card, if it…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I am not clear what sort of exceptions we might be talking about in clauses 16 and 19 being made by Westminster Ministers or Welsh Government Ministers—and I assume there will be…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I completely understand the practical need to repeal a piece of legislation that is no longer workable under the new Bill, but can my hon. Friend assure me that everything in the…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)That is very helpful.16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I do not want to repeat too many points that other people have made. This a well-meaning, but ill thought-through amendment, as has been highlighted by the two hon. Members who…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)It does in the most general sense, but I am trying to get to the specifics of this, if the Minister does not mind. The clause is very clear. It says in subsection (1) of clause…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)As all Liberal Democrats do whenever they stand up, the hon. Lady has just castigated the previous Government for everything they did. Did she not welcome the fact that the…16 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeThe withdrawal of the listed places of worship scheme disproportionately affects rural churches. In my constituency of Farnham and Bordon, six listed churches saved nearly £43,000…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)For clarity, does that notice give notice of the amount of the penalty or just that a penalty will be imposed? Can the retailer appeal to the weights and measures authority about…16 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme12. What discussions the Commissioners have had on the continuation of VAT relief under the listed places of worship grant scheme.16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister is outlining clause 33. Under subsection (2), it is clear what the programme of enforcement action might involve, but what is not clear is what the consideration…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I want to make two points about this part of the Bill. First, I support new clause 10, in the name of my hon. Friend…14 Jan 2025