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100044

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they notified the European Commission of the draft regulations for possible standardised packaging for tobacco products without waiting for the results of the recent consultation that closed on 7 August.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL2250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco ran between 26 June and 7 August 2014. All substantive responses were then considered before the regulations were notified in draft to the European Commission as technical standards under the procedures of Directive 98/34/EC. They were notified to the Commission on 29 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 03/11/2014 11:54:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

100045

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish a revised impact assessment on standardised packaging of tobacco products following the comments of the Regulatory Policy Committee.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL2251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The consultation-stage impact assessment on standardised packaging of tobacco products is being updated following the public consultation, which ran between 26 June and 7 August 2014. The updated Impact Assessment takes into account previous comments from the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) and will be re-submitted to the RPC for their consideration before it is published.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 03/11/2014 11:55:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

100549

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether ministerial agreement has been reached on whether the United Kingdom is to proceed with standardised tobacco packaging; and whether it had been reached when they notified the European Commission on the draft regulations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL2286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/11/2014 15:43:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

106176

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the assessment undertaken by HM Revenue and Customs during the recent consultation of the potential effect of standardised packaging on the illicit tobacco market.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL2647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to carefully consider all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p><br> The Department currently has no plans to place this information into the Library. Releasing this information at the present time would undermine Ministers and officials’ capacity for consideration and debate, which is required for proper deliberation of this developing policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2648 question first answered 18/11/2014 12:40:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

106177

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House any correspondence between the Home Office and Department of Health regarding standardised packaging of tobacco products since 2011; and what were the contents of that correspondence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL2648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to carefully consider all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p><br> The Department currently has no plans to place this information into the Library. Releasing this information at the present time would undermine Ministers and officials’ capacity for consideration and debate, which is required for proper deliberation of this developing policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2647 question first answered 18/11/2014 12:40:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167920

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the results of the consultation on the standardised packaging of tobacco products.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL3444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>A consultation on the <em>introduction of regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products</em> closed on 7 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A summary report of this consultation will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/12/2014 15:04:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167921

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products in other countries may have led to an increase in the consumption of cigarettes; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL3445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3446 HL3447 HL3448 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167922

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that the adult smoking rate in other countries may have increased following the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL3446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3445 HL3447 HL3448 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167923

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that youth smoking rates in other countries may have increased following the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL3447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3445 HL3446 HL3448 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167924

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that there has been an increase in the consumption of illegal tobacco in countries which may have introduced plain packaging of tobacco products; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL3448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3445 HL3446 HL3447 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer