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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)As we discussed in the previous debate, tobacco is an insidious industry that causes untold harm to its customers, privatising the profits while socialising the costs. I know that…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I have no detailed comments to make on this clause and we are happy to give it our support. Question put and agreed to. Clause 33 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill.…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)As with part 1, we have no objections to raise about this clause. Question put and agreed to. Clause 65 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 66 Power to amend…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)As the Minister has set out, clause 78 outlines the territorial extent of the Bill. We have discussed many of these discrepancies with earlier clauses, particularly on the sale…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for that intervention, but as I said my greatest concern remains promotions in store and on social media, because that is where lots of young people consume…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I say to the Minister that my concern is about certain products entering the UK market in the first place. If the MHRA is the only organisation that can test what has been…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I have nothing further to add. Question put and agreed to. Clause 81 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. New Clause 2 Tobacco products statutory scheme: consultation…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I touched on this in relation to my new clause 10, which was grouped under clause 61. Clearly, a gamut of regulations on the statute book stands to be affected by further…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for that. We of course agree with this clause to ensure that, wherever appropriate, consensus is sought on any regulations made under this part of the Bill.…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for setting out the Government’s explanation of the clause, which we are happy to support. As she said, it aligns the definition of the sale of nicotine…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)Clauses 28 to 32 deal with transitional arrangements after the Bill is passed and before some of its new regulations come into effect to make consequential amendments to previous…14 May 2024HANSARD Crime: Birmingham, EdgbastonThe testimonies that I shared were so powerful because they are people’s experience of being victims of crime. Those people say that given that the West Midlands police are still…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)As with previous clauses, we support clause 18. It would not be right if someone working in a local shop could receive orders from a higher authority in their organisation to…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Once again, we support these clauses, which will provide an effective deterrent to those who would sell addictive products to children and ensure that repeat offenders have that…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Trading standards officers are experts in this area. They know what they are looking for in retail settings, they are experts in the legislation they have to enforce, and they do…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)I support the clause. For consistency and public acceptability, it is important that there is clear and consistent messaging to help the public understand the changes. It is…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)We support the introduction of restricted premises orders for breach of age of sale laws on nicotine and vaping products in the same way that they already exist for tobacco. A…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)The amendment is very simple: it would amend clause 24, which introduces fixed penalty notices for retailers that breach age of sale, proxy purchasing and free distribution…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 4 is another that re-enacts existing law that we support. The sale of unpackaged cigarettes is a practice used to short-circuit the enforcement of age of sale law and other…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 24, page 12, line 14, leave out “£100” and insert “£200”.09 May 2024