The Earl of Lindsay (Con)

My Lords, I will speak to the six amendments in this group that stand in my name and the names of the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn, and my noble friend Lord Johnson of Lainston. In doing so, I declare

I remind the noble Baroness that very expensive cigars are usually unaffordable to young people, which is why the vast majority of cigar smokers are over the age of 25 and most of them are over the ag

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the thoughtful answers she has given to the various points my amendments have raised. I am also grateful for the time she allowed for discussions between Co

My Lords, Amendments 18, 19, 127, 147, and 192 are in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn. In the absence of the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, I declare my support for the spirit of h

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who contributed to this group of amendments. I am especially grateful to those who managed to pick up the issues that I had to drop in order to keep to time—

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley. I declare two somewhat different interests. One is as president of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, in which rol