Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 1:35 pm ar 16 Ebrill 2024.

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Photo of Alexander Stafford Alexander Stafford Ceidwadwyr, Rother Valley 1:35, 16 Ebrill 2024

I am listening very carefully to what my right hon. Friend is saying. She outlined how the consumption of cigarettes has collapsed over the last couple of decades, and my right hon. Friend Vicky Ford talked about how the young people she reached out to do not want to smoke any more. Is that not the heart of the matter? That is why I think the Bill is fundamentally wrong and misguided. Young people are not smoking. It is not cool to smoke. The Bill should be focused more on the vape side of things: illegal vapes, supercharged vapes, the colour and flavour of vapes. We are debating cigarettes, which are naturally going out of existence anyway, rather than focusing on the dangerous vapes that are addictive for young children. That is where the Government should put their focus, rather than wasting time talking about something that is dying out anyway.