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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 November 2025
Debate
Tobacco and Vapes BillContribution
It is also an industry that is effective. The Portman Group—this is the case for those who are coming together to create such a body for the vaping industry—crucially includes supermarkets, retailers and distributors. Therefore, in so far as it relates to the legal sale of these products, if there is a transgression to the codes of practice that are the basis of the group’s operations, and then there is a finding of fault or a prohibition on those products being distributed, the retailers and distributors are the most effective route to making that happen. That can be quick, flexible and effective.
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