Tobacco and Vapes Bill — 26 Nov 2024 at 18:27

“if you do not care who gets the credit.”

“As Prime Minister I have an obligation to do what I think is the right thing for our country in the long term. And as Conservatives, we have never shirked that responsibility.”

“We have always been at the front of society, leading it-”

“And when we have the tools at our disposal…to do for our children what we all, in our heart of hearts, know is right, we must act, we must lead…we must put the next generation first.”

“Under Section 4 of the 2006 Act, the Secretary of State could make regulations to designate additional places as smoke-free provided that they were of the opinion that there was a significant risk persons present in such a place would be exposed to significant quantities of smoke without a smoke-free designation…Section 5 of the 2006 Act gave the Secretary of State powers to make regulations for vehicles to be smoke-free.”

“Clause 136 amends the existing power in section 4 of the 2006 Act by omitting the risk condition.”

“A more restrictive licensing scheme would be expected to have a greater impact on public health and a greater economic impact on businesses.”

“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world…I’ve done it thousands of times.”

“Vaping is an adult quitting aid, not a children’s toy.”

“If you smoke, vaping is much safer; if you don’t smoke, don’t vape; marketing vapes to children is utterly unacceptable.”

“any arguments put forward about personal choice or personal freedom make no sense at all when we are talking about children and a highly addictive substance. Smoking is not a free choice; it is an addiction.”-[Official Report, 16 April 2024; Vol. 748, c. 208.]

“Member States may not…prohibit or restrict the placing on the market of tobacco or related products”.

“The ministry…therefore considers that a ban on the sale of tobacco and nicotine products to people born in 2010 or later would require an amendment to the European Tobacco Products Directive”.

“without further action, England will miss the smokefree 2030 target by at least 7 years”,

“commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry”.

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