Member

I note there is an Amendment 34 in the names of the noble Earl, Lord Russell, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Grey-Thompson and Lady Walmsley. It calls for a ban on cigarette filters that contain plastic. I fully understand why they would feel that this would seem to be a good idea; obviously, we are all concerned about plastic pollution. There has been, as I noted at Second Reading, a very well-funded and loud campaign to push in that direction. I doubt I am the only noble Lord who got a postcard in the mail last week saying what a good idea it would be to get rid of plastic filters. As I said at Second Reading, it is not entirely clear where the money or that campaign is coming from, but of course we know that Action on Smoking and Health is a very powerful campaign group with the health of the public at heart.