Member

A number of noble Lords, including the noble Lords, Lord Murray, Lord Sharpe, and Lord Blencathra, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, referred to their view that the impact assessment produces exactly the same outcome whether these amendments are agreed—in other words, the ban comes in at the age of 21—as with a smoke-free generation. I have to say that this is not true. I also have to say to your Lordships’ House that, in fact, it is the tobacco industry that is saying this. It is incorrect. The published modelling did not even model the impact of raising the age of sale to 21. It did look at different scenarios for the impact of the smoke-free generation.