"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, who always speaks with authority on these issues. I particularly agree with her and the noble Lord, Lord Patel, on the timescales; anything that can be done to compress them would be very welcome.
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. She speaks with great experience and knowledge, and I certainly very much agree with the points she made on fiduciary duties and the need for clarity on them.
"My Lords, in relation to the amendments in this group, first, I do believe that vaping is safer than smoking. All the evidence is that it is safer, but it is of course not risk-free. Indeed, that was the position under the previous Government: in October 2023 it was stated …..." Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth - View Speech
"My Lords, in relation to this group, it is essential that trading standards have the resources they need. Although the government pledge of an additional £10 million is welcome, I feel it is probably not going to be enough. It is worth bearing in mind that trading standards are supportive …..." Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth - View Speech
"I support this group of amendments. It is absolutely right that we have a thoroughgoing licensing scheme. Many people would be very surprised to find that we do not have a licensing scheme for tobacco, as we do for alcohol. It is unregulated, so I welcome the proposals to have …..." Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth - View Speech
"My Lords, in supporting this group of amendments, it is clear that the very word “filter” is the most misleading of epithets. It leads many people to believe they make smoking safer. I would take a lot of convincing that people are not led to believe it is safer by …..." Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth - View Speech
"My Lords, I will make a briefer speech, not on the constitutional aspect of this but on the dentistry aspect. I thank the Minister for introducing this, and indeed the noble Baroness for moving her amendment. I do recognise that there is a very important constitutional issue as well. The …..." Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth - View Speech
"My Lords, in support of the speech we have just heard from the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, there is ample evidence of successful earlier levies, contrary to what the noble Baroness suggested. They include levies on landfill and soft drinks as well as provisions following Grenfell, as my noble friend …..." Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly on this group of amendments, which are regrettable, in my view. The previous Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is to be applauded for what he did, as are the previous Government and this Government. This measure should be nothing to do with party politics.
"My Lords, I support the amendments proposed by my noble friend Lord Moylan on having the affirmative resolution procedure for statutory instruments. That seems wholly sensible.
On age verification, I strongly support the amendment proposed by my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham. Dealing with online sales is a real …..." Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth - View Speech