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It has been suggested in the debate, including by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, that this policy infringes on people’s liberties and their right to choose, but there is no freedom of choice in addiction, as the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, said. The tobacco industry took away young people’s choice when it got them addicted to nicotine at a young age. Three-quarters of people—we heard from some, including the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada—wish they had never started smoking and the majority want to quit.