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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, first, I thank the Minister for her highly engaged approach to these issues facing small specialist tobacconists in the niche handmade, hand-rolled cigar industry. I…24 Feb 2026HANSARDUS TariffsMy Lords, I read somewhere that the Department for International Trade is going to be reducing the number of experts in the field from 1,600 to 1,000. Is now really the time to be…23 Feb 2026HANSARDEmployee Car Ownership SchemesMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to his role. I seem to remember that being Investment Minister is an important part of government. One of our triumphs was that we succeeded in…08 Dec 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will briefly follow my noble friend’s comments. We are in danger, with an understandable zealotry to extinguish all types of access to all types of tobacco-related…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendments relating to penalties around advertising. As is often the case with legislation—many of us on this side were Government Ministers, too—the…17 Nov 2025 Bills sponsored (1)