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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I was interested by a point that my hon. Friend raised, particularly about the snuffbox inside the House of Commons…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I think that is what they would do. If they did not step in at that point, any financing or any bank that had a mortgage over the property would certainly be looking to do that—to…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend raises the points that I was going to raise. I did question why clause 28(2)(c) in particular was necessary, because if we ban vending machines there should not be…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I want to echo that point. The hon. Gentleman is right: if a tenant is a company and that company changes its name, and then moves around, it may be necessary to go back up the…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I want to build further on the points made by my hon. Friends the Members for Sleaford and North Hykeham and for Windsor. The licensing scheme has been welcomed across the board,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)I welcome my hon. Friend’s comments and I agree. I would be interested to hear what the Minister has to say in this regard. Evapo also says that “the scheme should mandate at…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)My hon. Friend makes a valid point. We do not want the introduction of this legislation to lead to any overburdening. We do not want the smaller convenience stores that are trying…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)The shadow Minister makes an important point on a technicality about who the restricted premises order applies to—if, for example, a tenant is the offender. Under clause 23(6), a…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)Based on a quick look at the drafting alone, I do not see an immediate ability to do so. A land charge is a charge on the property title, so it stays there until it can be…16 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillNo, I will keep going if the hon. Member does not mind. I do not want to see any other schools close or any other children suffer as a result of this plan. I hope that colleagues…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI totally concur with my hon. Friend, who made the point powerfully. The impact goes beyond the 120 individual students to their parents’ arrangements and how they work. The…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker; I would not dare say that about you. If the Government are intent on punishing my constituents’ aspiration for the future of their children,…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillThat may be the evidence that you have received in this instance, but I am giving the real-life proof. When I spoke to the headteacher about this, she said that the increase in…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI intend to confine my remarks to two specific amendments—amendments 3 and 10, on private schools and special educational needs and disabilities—that would delay the introduction…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillThe hon. Gentleman mentioned that private schools could absorb the cost. The headteacher of my Carrdus school told me that they could not absorb the cost. The school has tried…15 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I echo what my hon. Friend is saying, particularly in relation to online sales. I think we are all very aware that one aspect is being in the shop and physically trying to buy a…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I rise to speak in support of new clause 10, on banning those who are under 18 from vaping. Many know about the health risks of smoking. They see it as a bad habit and disgusting,…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)Absolutely. Unlike my hon. Friend, I am not a medical professional, but I wholeheartedly agree that it is a self-perpetuating cycle, and we need to stop it as soon as possible to…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 96, in clause 12, page 6, line 8, at end insert— “(1A) The offence set out in subsection (1) does not apply to vending machines that are located within…14 Jan 2025