Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting) Debate
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Danny Chambers
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Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Third sitting)
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Dr Johnson
Wisdom or age, but I shall be cautious not to answer too closely.
Dr Danny Chambers (Winchester) (LD)
I accept the view that having to provide ID will be inconvenient and frustrating for some people, but all the expert witnesses on Tuesday pointed out that many smokers do not wish the younger generation to continue smoking. I think that most of them would probably be of that view that the slight infringement of their civil liberties in having to carry ID is a small price to pay for the knowledge that they are preventing smoking from being taken up.
Dr Johnson
The hon. Gentleman is right that the measures have broad support. Certainly, the pollsters who have investigated people’s views of this legislation—that proposed by the previous Government and the legislation as it is now, with some tweaks to it—have found the public to be overwhelmingly positive. We legislate because we are elected by those people. On the basis of their opinions and given that policing in this country is done by consent—