Speeches by Stafford.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Dowd. My understanding is that Government amendment 1 simply makes a correction to bring things into line, so I very much doubt that we will oppose it. It is clearly necessary and right to have some defences written into law, but I have a few questions about c…”

“I do not claim to have a medical qualification, but my guess would be that there is no difference between specialist and other forms of tobacco. One might even say—again, I am not medically qualified —that specialist tobacco may be more harmful, because a pipe has no filter, and nor are there other things that could mi…”

“My hon. Friend and I agree on most areas of policy, but this is probably one on which we do not entirely see eye to eye. Another hon. Member asked me yesterday to mention the personal benefits of cigars for his stress levels. I informed him very clearly that reducing any amount of stress with a cigar only exacerbates t…”

“I completely agree. It is essential that not only this clause and the regulations it will bring in, but all the clauses we have talked about—both those where regulations are included on the face of the Bill and those that give the Minister, the Department for Health and relevant authorities the power to implement other…”

“The clause grants the Secretary of State the authority to regulate brand sharing related to tobacco products, vaping products, nicotine products, herbal smoking products and cigarette papers. I think the provision is instrumental in preventing indirect advertising strategies that could undermine the public health effor…”

“I do not want to put words into the Minister’s mouth; I am sure he can respond to my hon. Friend when he gets up. I think there has been relative unanimity on the Committee. Unlike alcohol and gambling, to use the two examples that my hon. Friend gave, tobacco is significantly more dangerous. Whereas there are safe lev…”

“The hon. Lady makes an interesting point. I will not labour my point any further, because I think I have made it; I am sure that the Minister can respond to it when we get there. The only other thing I will mention is the online advertisements mentioned in a number of the clauses. Is the intention to do with the websit…”

“I have some brief points to make on clauses 124 and 125 about the prohibition of sponsorship and the exceptions to it. Clearly, indirect advertising through sponsorship is a subtle form of advertising, associating brands with popular events and activities to enhance their appeal. By prohibiting such sponsorship, the Bi…”

“I will not make you do contract negotiations in public.”

“I would never describe myself as body beautiful, but it is a phrase I will take home with me.”

“How much would you like?”

“That is very helpful. Finally from me, you have talked about the incentives and the barriers, but would you suggest any changes to the incentivisation or reward schemes for providers of the Health Checks to encourage a higher uptake?”

“Am I sensing a disagreement between you two on the commissioning? Sir Sam, you seem very focused on the local element, whereas you, Dr Wrigley, seem to want a national system.”

“Sorry, my question is really about there being lots of different commissioners within the NHS for these checks, and yours was commissioned through the local authority. What impact, negative or positive, did that have on the way that you were able to deliver the service, as opposed to it being commissioned in some other…”

“My questions are around some of the stuff you have already touched on, but, to bring it together, could you briefly explain how your systems were commissioned and managed? What impact did the way that they were commissioned have on the service delivery in your area?”

“I think I will let the witnesses answer first.”

“That is very helpful. If I have not already seen it in the evidence packs that have been sent to us, then I will look that up. I move on to clause 91—the features of the product. Implementing the regulations could require significant adjustments from manufacturers. To quote the Minister back to himself, he wants to mov…”

“Given that the hon. Member for City of Durham has decided not to press new clause 1 to a vote, I will not elaborate on it much, but she did mention that she might bring it back so I will just make a few comments. New clause 1 emphasises putting specific health warnings on individual cigarette papers and cigarettes. The…”

“It is not currently clear to me what this clause means by a “product”. Does the shadow Minister feel that it is a specific product, potentially with a brand name, or a product that fits within a set of standards or regulations? For example, is this regulating precisely “Bob Smith’s vape”, and somebody else’s vape? Or d…”

“I do—not at all.”