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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I repeat my point, perhaps inarticulately made earlier, about new clause 6, which applies to new clause 7. If subsection (4) said “any report”, my point might not stand, but it…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am grateful for that intervention. I point the hon. Member to proposed new subsection (4), which reiterates that the Secretary of State “must consult” before any such…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I rise to speak to amendments 4, 95 and 94; as they are very similar, my comments will apply in the generality. It…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I will.28 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Thirteenth sitting)She may well have given a few examples—I can think of a litany of examples from the previous 14 years of Tory Government. However, that would stray from the amendments, and as we…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As a school governor, I recognise the importance of strong safeguarding measures to protect our…27 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I appreciate that, and I completely agree. Learned colleagues and others with legal training will probably remember the auspices of what Parliament can and cannot do. I appreciate…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for giving way. I share the concerns expressed by the shadow Minister and by my hon. Friends about inadvertently creating a loophole, which we know the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)There is one further point that I wish to make. The hon. Member for South Northamptonshire and the shadow Minister were talking about the display of logos or company names on…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful that the Minister will take away the point raised by the hon. Member for South Northamptonshire, discuss it with officials and come back to us. When doing so, it…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Twelfth sitting)In my previous life, I worked in commercial contracts. The hon. Lady can be reassured that a typical commercial contract would require that any participant to it must adhere to…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Does there not appear to be some confusion about the motion? It clearly says that this procedural motion has to be laid before the House “for the purposes of any Act resulting…22 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening the Union1. What steps he is taking to strengthen the Union.22 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening the UnionI associate myself with my right hon. Friend’s comments. Further to what he has just said, will he assure me that after 14 years of obstruction from the Conservative party, this…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanIn 2023, after the CMA blocked a particular merger, the last Conservative Chancellor, the right hon. Member for Godalming and Ash (Jeremy Hunt), said that it must “understand…22 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)It is interesting that the hon. Lady points to that evidence, because I have actually been considering it myself, although I am not sure that I entirely agree with some of the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Tenth sitting)I agree that that sounds promising. I am sure that the Minister and his officials are all over this, but to be clear, will the Bill as drafted give them the requisite flexibility?…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the Minister for explaining these clauses and I fully support them, but I have two questions pertaining to…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I appreciate that the hon. Member for Eastleigh is perhaps in the invidious position of having to talk about something that is not the amendment she originally authored, but I…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I agree that clause 45 is really important, for reasons that have been discussed by Members on both sides of the Committee. As has been said throughout, the tobacco industry will…16 Jan 2025