Speeches by Johnson.

“Further to that point of order, Mr Dowd. Will the Chair clarify how many new clauses there are, and how many of the new clauses have already been debated?”

“Further to that point of order, Mr Dowd. I am confused about what the Opposition wish to achieve—[Interruption.] Sorry, the Government. It was the Government’s programme motion, which the Government produced and in which the Government suggested that we had a certain number of days and sittings. The Government had the …”

“Further to that point of order, Mr Dowd. To make the Committee aware, that proposal has not been shared.”

“On a point of order, Mr Dowd. Did you say 50 or 15? The reason I ask is that about 50 clauses remain to be discussed and about three days are still allocated to that purpose.”

“Will the Minister clarify whether the regulations require someone to print the ingredients in full on the vape packet, on the vape itself, on a website or on all three?”

“Let us look back to the issues of the Elfbar items that had, as I understand it, a higher number of milligrams per millilitre—certainly a higher nicotine content—than they were supposed to. If there is no penalty other than being removed from the register until the information is updated, could not someone less reputab…”

“I thank the Minister for that. I am grateful that he is looking for a new home for the regulation that more accurately reflects what is being done.”

“I am suggesting that there is a difference between regulating a product as a medicine, which requires stringent steps, and a statement of what the product does, the effect it is going to have on the body, the claims made about it, and why it is safe, or safer than having the problem that it is treating. Some drugs make…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his question. I guess that some of that will come under the regulations that the Minister would produce under this clause. The products are defined as tobacco products, tobacco-related devices, herbal smoking products, cigarette papers, vaping products and nicotine products, so I guess anythi…”

“Can I ask a question?”

“The clause deals with non-compliant images, and subsection (1) grants the Secretary of State the power to make regulations. There is a theme here—the Secretary of State is gaining a lot of powers to make regulations, but it is not clear to what extent he will use them. We could end up with a very effective piece of leg…”

“Clause 93 is somewhat interestingly titled, but what does it do? Subsection (1) allows the Secretary of State to create regulations that concern “the nature and amount of the substances that may be released into the body of a person” using the following: tobacco products, tobacco related devices, herbal smoking product…”

“Can the Minister give us some timescales for the consultation and explain the various details that it will add to the consultation done by the previous Government?”

“My hon. Friend is making a very good speech. Does he agree that the Minister will have a huge challenge in working out which flavours to choose, if he is going to choose from some? Perhaps he is deciding whether he has banana or cherry, but if we do not know whether the banana flavour or the cherry flavour is the least…”

“My hon. Friend is probably much younger than me, but does he remember the sweets that were like little cigarettes, from when we were children?”

“I believe before we were interrupted we were discussing clause 92, which relates to flavouring provisions. The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations currently restrict certain ingredients, including colourings, caffeine and taurine, but do not restrict any combinations of flavour or flavour types. Multiple systemati…”

“If the Government Whip is happy, we will keep going. As well as cigars and cigarettes, smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco and snuff became available in various flavours, including mint, apple and peach. These products targeted those who preferred an alternative to smoking while still seeking the satisfa…”

“I am grateful to the Minister for setting out aspects of the clause, and particularly for his passionate speech making clear that he wants to see vaping among children stop. When I first brought forward on the Floor of the House measures on vaping, it was with the intention of protecting children from the rapidly risin…”

“Does the Minister want to comment on the range of flavours available, and whether he thinks that has any impact?”

“I would rather the Minister said that it was a flavour I have commonly referred to than a favourite flavour, because I honestly cannot tell him what a unicorn’s milk tastes like.”