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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Do you want to say anything about age verification? Sir Francis Atherton: Age verification is a relatively simple matter if there is to be a cut-off at 2009. It is much clearer…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q One facet of the Khan review recommendations that was touched on a little yesterday is the measures to protect pregnant women and unborn babies. What will be the impact of the…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Finally from me, and this question is for Frank and Michael, the latest ONS figures in 2022 show smoking prevalence in Wales and Northern Ireland remaining constant rather than…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q We should all be concerned about the increase in the use of vapes by young children, so it is important that the Bill will ban the sale of vapes to under-18s. It will also close…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q You have raised concerns about the rise in youth vaping. You have said that this needs to be nipped in the bud. Do you think the measures in the Bill will lead to decreased…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q You have mentioned the smoking cessation services we already have within the NHS, but there is no equivalent for vapes. Do you think there could be a case for these schemes to…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q There is a growing industry in illicit substances, in terms of the vapes available in the market. Is that where you are seeing some of the impact with children in terms of…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Finally, what are the harms of vaping to those who have never smoked? Professor Hawthorne: We know that vaping can cause people to start smoking; it can lead to smoking. We do…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q The point of this Bill is to call time on a system that privatises the profit from nicotine addiction but socialises the social costs. What is the impact that you see on your…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Do you think that the Bill goes far enough to protect young people from the harmful effects of smoking and vaping? Professor Turner: Yes, absolutely. The tobacco industry knows…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q There seems to be an issue around what is contained in illicit vapes, which we know include things like lead, nickel and high levels of nicotine, versus other vapes that have…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Can you briefly describe the regulatory approach taken by the MHRA regarding vaping products? Will this Bill change anything that you currently do? Dr Squire: Yes, I can. We…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Would you like to say anything about admissions of young people in relation to smoking? Professor Sir Stephen Powis: I will make a few broad comments on smoking, if I can.…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Tim, coming to you first, from a surgeon’s perspective, why do you think that it is important to decrease the rates of smoking and vaping? Tim Mitchell: As I have alluded to,…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Sanjay, the Royal College of Physicians has called for regulation to protect young people from vaping while still allowing smokers to use e-cigarettes to quit. Do you think that…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q The Royal College of Physicians has also called for manufacturers to limit the production of toxic substances from vapes and for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q In popular culture, there is this pervasive myth that smoking relieves stress and anxiety, when we all know that it does not. We know how damaging thinking like that has been.…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. It is an amendment that I tabled based on the concerns raised by young people in a school near me. There is a generation of children who are addicted to nicotine,…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Nicotine, whether by smoking or vapes. Mark Rowland: The commitments that were made in relation to the long-term NHS plan—the five-year forward view for mental health—were…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q In your opinion, does the Bill do enough to address the sale of vapes with illegal capacities and nicotine strengths? Will it give Government the powers they need to address…01 May 2024