Tobacco Bill 2017-19
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. require the Secretary of State to report on means of requiring tobacco companies to meet the costs of smoking cessation services; to make provision about the advertising and marketing of products that are alternatives to tobacco; to require tobacco companies to publish information about their activities in relation to such products; to create an offence of selling tobacco without a licence; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
The Tobacco was a Ten Minute Rule Bill tabled by Kevin Barron.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2017-19 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Kevin Barron), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Ten Minute Rule Bill is a process of tabling a bill, where an MP has 10 minutes to advocate for their legislation to the Commons and the Minister responsible.
So is this going to become a law?No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Ten Minute Rule Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Supporters: Norman Lamb (LD), Mark Pawsey (Con), Liz Kendall (Lab), Jess Phillips (Lab), Crispin Blunt (Ind), Charles Walker (Con), Lord Beamish (Lab), Adam Afriyie (Con), Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Tuesday 30th October 2018 - 1st reading: House of Commons
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