Member

The impact of a complex regime affecting a variety of their staple products, from vapes to cigarettes to tobacco products, needs to be monitored to see the Bill’s effects. I therefore hope the Minister will respond positively to the spirit of these amendments and that the Government will listen, because there is a lot of misinformation doing the rounds. In a recent issue of The Grocer, which I am sure everybody here reads regularly, the chief executive of ASH argued that the generational smoking ban is supported by retailers throughout the land. It was also argued that this is a wonderful opportunity for convenience stores to diversify their product range, and this was asserted as true.