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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I am not going to reiterate the points made by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston, but I want to add my voice to those who are very concerned about ensuring that the Bill…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)rose—09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I, too, welcome the provisions in the Bill and the contributions that have been made so far from both sides of the House. It is very important that we have a collective voice on…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Is the hon. Lady reflecting, as I am, on the comments that we heard in evidence about the link between professional footballers and some of these products? There is an obvious…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I wonder whether looking at what an individual person may have in their purse is the right way to think about this. The Minister is right that I do not have £100 in my purse, but…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Is the Minister able to tell us a bit more about the interaction with the Advertising Standards Authority? What jurisdiction does it have in relation to the advertising of vapes…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Everything that the hon. Member for York Central just said is worth reflecting on. Clause 43 applies to Scotland, and we are also talking about clause 10. I spent a little time…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I wonder whether I can reflect some of the Minister’s words back to her. She talks about clause 3 providing clarity, but I am afraid that I do not think it provides clarity—it…09 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 May.08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsAt last week’s Prime Minister’s questions, I highlighted the shocking rise in the number of teenagers trying vaping, and I asked the Prime Minister if he would take decisive…08 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q To extend that conversation a bit, the issue of youth vaping is particularly concerning to me and obviously to many others around the table. You spoke to the Committee about how…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Does putting it on a football shirt do that? Professor Sir Chris Whitty: I think we are all very keen for the Bill to get through in the time that remains in this Parliament, so…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I have a question for Professor Ford. Can you describe for us how the packaging of vapes attracts young people to purchase them, and how the visuals advertising vaping that…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I am interested in the exchange that has just taken place. You have said that all addiction is bad for us, which makes sense to me. We heard evidence yesterday about the impact…01 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe know that more than one in five teenagers are vaping, with some experts describing it as an epidemic. Yesterday, new research suggested that teenagers who vape could be at risk…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Can I press you, Professor Sir Gregor, on the issue of sports marketing? Do you think it is acceptable that big football teams, for instance, are advertising vape companies on…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I know that the Royal College of Physicians has called for regulation to protect young people from vaping. I thought that what Professor Agrawal said about the importance of…01 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 1 May.01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q I will continue on the theme of marketing. Do you have thoughts about the measures relating to the product restriction of vapes in the Bill? Are they robust enough, in your…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Do you have anything to add? Tim Mitchell: Just that the scientific evidence in relation to surgery and vaping is very limited. Clearly, as I have said, we see vaping as being…01 May 2024