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Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-Afl)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 30 October 2025

Debate

Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Contribution

I can clarify that she has answered her own query in a way. My concern is that lawmaking—and bans—should not be rushed through without any cost-benefit analysis. That is what happened with the ban on single-use vapes. Many of us knew—and warned—what would happen without a review or process, but nobody took any notice. The consequence of that ban was a huge amount of disruption for retailers, corner shops and people who work in the retail business, who had to completely empty their shelves and bring in new products. Product designers had to be brought in. That was a complete faff for absolutely nothing—for rushed lawmaking and a rushed ban—which happens all the time. I am simply suggesting that we should have a cost-benefit analysis, maybe retrospectively, of what has happened, before we bring in more bans of more products without thinking through what the consequences might be. It is a probing amendment, you might say.

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