Member

The noble Lord, Lord Kamall, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Grey-Thompson, Lady Finlay and Lady Walmsley, discussed the impacts on children and young people, including through the cynical—if I can use that word—marketing attempts to make these products attractive to them. That is why, pulling all this together, the Bill contains powers to enable regulations to set limits for the maximum amount of nicotine in a pouch. In response to the noble Lord, we believe that secondary legislation rather than primary is the most appropriate way to set limits, given the need to reflect any changes in evidence or new products brought to market. We must have a mechanism to keep ahead of what will inevitably come down the line. As noble Members are aware, on 8 October we launched a call for evidence to inform the development of future regulations under the Bill. We are seeking evidence to ensure that all nicotine-containing products have safe and appropriate levels of nicotine.