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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I am channelling my hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham and her passionate work as a consultant…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)I welcome that intervention, but we cannot ignore the trebling of the number of 11 to 17-year-olds who are starting to vape. However much the Minister says that people who are not…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. That is really what I am calling for, although it does not detract from the need to prevent the normalisation of vaping. However, I repeat…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)There could be no better Minister to convince me of her concern for babies, children and young people. On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave,…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)May I seek clarity that the font would be included in the category of appearance, because I have certainly seen some vaping products advertising lemon flavour and the font appears…14 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q We have heard various accounts of the impacts of vapes on children and young people—that there are limited direct consequences of vaping on children and young people’s bodies,…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I am the very proud mum of four daughters, aged between 21 and 25. When I think back to them as teenagers, I do not think they would have found a unicorn, a cartoon character or…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Has anybody on the panel made any assessment of any kind of business association between the tobacco companies and the vaping companies, and also the ultra-processed food…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Professor West, I found your introduction on addiction absolutely fascinating. One of the things that people have said to me—I am sure it has been said to all of us here—is that…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Bearing in mind what the Chair just said about being brief, can the panel explain the stages of addiction—the physiological, psychological, biological impacts of addiction—and…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q It was more about the biological impact—how nicotine affects your body and makes it so very difficult to give up and be disciplined. It was about the biological impacts that…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you both for powerfully and poignantly outlining the preventable impacts of smoking-related disease and illness on adults. I want to ask about pregnant women. In Cumbria,…01 May 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. While the harms of vaping are becoming better understood, what do we know about the behaviours around vaping? I ask as an MP who represents the northern constituency…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Ailsa, for all the work that you do up north in the north-east. I represent the north-west, Cumbria, which also has higher than national average rates of mothers…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q You are both very effectively articulating the complexity of your programme of work within trading standards, but 2027 seems like a terribly long timeframe. Given what we know…30 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)Q You have expertly explained the concerns around plastic pollution from vapes, but what do we know so far about the impacts on nature and biodiversity from cigarette butts? Also,…30 Apr 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Would it be helpful to set out how we have already embraced elements of self-driving in transport? For example, I doubt there will be a driver in this place who does not rely on…19 Mar 2024HANSARDNew Nuclear12. What steps she is taking to increase nuclear energy capacity.27 Feb 2024HANSARDNew NuclearWill the Minister confirm that Nuclear Decommissioning Authority-owned land adjacent to Sellafield will be made available for new nuclear? More specifically, will enough land be…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have made huge progress in decarbonising our electricity sector, but decarbonising transport and heat is much more tricky. Will the Minister encourage our plans in Copeland to…27 Feb 2024