Member

I showed the Committee an advert that I saw on the Tube, with nice colours and names that are likely to appeal to teenagers. The warnings were in letters so small that they were unreadable, but they would not be caught by the proposal in the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Udny-Lister. I think again of my young nephew. Like others, his route to nicotine in cigarettes was via vaping. I note the distressing increase in the number of young people vaping, a practice that has absolutely no benefit to them in an age group where previously we had seen a reduction in the numbers smoking, as the noble Lord has just pointed out. That 20% of 11 to 17 year-olds have tried vaping is so worrying. This Bill is vital in ensuring that the Government have the powers that they need to crack down on marketing, which includes designs on the products.