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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 November 2025
Debate
Tobacco and Vapes BillContribution
The Government want us to have that information, but they are terrified that we might have information that encourages us to enjoy what we are doing. It is very much like some sort of puritan regime in the early Americas. You can have what is good for you, but you cannot possibly enjoy it. It is that sort of attitude. The Government both want the information to be available and for it not to be available. They want vapes to be available, but for no one to know about them unless they actually need them. No one is actually going to sustain a business producing vapes on that basis, so the end result will be that there is a state-provided vape. There will be a standard NHS vaping machine, which we will be given access to if we are approved, because nobody will run a vape business if they cannot advertise and communicate.
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