Member

All our amendments are tightly limited in scope but significant in impact. They do not challenge the Bill’s core aims; they merely recognise that not all tobacco products pose the same risks or merit the same regulatory approach. The inclusion of handmade cigars, pipe tobacco and snuff in the generational ban is not supported by evidence, and nor has it been justified by a proper impact assessment. The economic harm would be real, while the health benefits would be negligible. These amendments propose a more intelligent, proportionate and evidence-based approach. I beg to move.