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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister said that this measure was to prevent people from buying cigarettes, cigarette papers or tobacco products for people under the age of 18. Obviously, when the Bill is…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Is my hon. Friend saying that cigarette papers have a specific definition in law and therefore that the papers she talks about, which have chemicals to make them fire-resistant…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)It is interesting—now that we have moved on to the alternative uses—to note that anyone who has ever had children knows that pipe cleaners are an essential part of any craft kit.…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is making, I think, an important point about whether Ministers, either in England or in the devolved Administrations, can put signs together in order to reduce the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend is right to highlight all the problems of vapes, especially for children, and the lack of evidence out there, other than that produced by the industry itself. Is…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I may have missed the Minister’s explanation, but why has he decided not to have the incremental increase for vapes when he has it for smoking? Does he feel that there is…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire for moving the amendment. One thing we have seen across the debate thus far, and indeed during oral evidence, is that…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I accept the point that my hon. Friend is making: there might be an argument for some kind of promotion around the use of a vape for cessation from tobacco products. However, the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareIt is generous of the Minister to give way, so I shall be brief. Would funding continue to be produced through ICBs, or will the system be funded centrally?13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareWill the Minister give way?13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareWell, the simple fact is that what the hon. Members and his Front-Bench team are doing is ensuring that the NHS is worse off, because raising the money will have a greater impact…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI think I mentioned Phyllis Tuckwell at the beginning of my speech, so I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. It does fantastic work in Farnham and across Surrey and Hampshire.…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareHospices provide vital care for adults and children with life-limiting conditions, offering end of life care, pain management and bereavement support to families, but despite…13 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I am interested to hear those facts. I know the hon. Lady will not press her new clause to a vote, and given that the Government do not support it, as far as I can tell, it is…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Just for clarification, is the hon. Lady doing this simply to make it equitable across the United Kingdom, or is there something specific in the policy that she thinks will…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for her intervention. She made that point powerfully during her speech. It is vital that we in this Committee, people listening to at home and those…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)I just want to clarify the intention of my hon. Friend’s amendments, not to resile in any way from her clear point that she supports the Bill, but to clarify her feeling that the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a good point. We in this Committee want to ensure that nobody who does not have to dies of smoking or tobacco-related issues, but we do not want to make the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Hale and Badshot Lea, in the northernmost parts of my constituency, many residents can only get into Farnham town centre using the bus service. There is concern, given the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the shadow Minister for her comprehensive look at the clause, and the amendments and new clauses that go with…09 Jan 2025