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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)We support clause 10 as a tidying provision that ensures that the additional restrictions on the sale and free distribution of vaping products to under-18s can be extended to…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)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)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)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 (Sixth sitting)Let me start by saying that I support these two clauses being added to the Bill, providing the Secretary of State with powers to take over enforcement functions from local…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 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 (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister, although of course I am disappointed at her rejecting the arguments that she has heard today. I welcome the suggestion from the hon. Member for Harrow East.…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)We welcome the inclusion of these powers to regulate the display of nicotine and vaping products in retail settings. All of us have seen what has been happening in some shops: as…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)We support the clause, which introduces schedule 1 to ensure that provisions on age of sale in the 2017 Act align with the new age of sale restrictions that we have discussed. Our…09 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting)First, I want to make some general points about these first vaping-related clauses of the Bill. We agree fundamentally with the Government in their efforts to find a balance by…09 May 2024HANSARD West Midlands: TransportI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Clearly, that is something I have expressed already in working with Andy Street when it came to the cuts to a viability assessment…08 May 2024HANSARD West Midlands: TransportIt is a pleasure, Mr Henderson, to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean), or Redditch and the villages, on securing this…08 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q My question is to you, Anna. You and your colleagues have examined the ways in which what you term “unhealthy commodity industries”, such as tobacco companies, achieve their…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q On that, do you think that Government regulation in the Bill is sufficient, and will it improve public health? Professor Gilmore: Yes, absolutely. I think the primary…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)That is great—thank you.01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Robert, can you talk about the UCL smoking and alcohol toolkit studies’ findings on public views on smoking cessation and measures in the Bill? Professor West: Yes. Probably…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Ann, do the measures in the Bill equitably benefit all people affected by tobacco and vaping products? Professor McNeill: As I mentioned in my opening comments, the people…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q We have heard compelling evidence, and we will hear again from the health sector today. Lots of people will say that the Bill could essentially just raise the age of sale from…01 May 2024