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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Tobacco and Vapes Bill more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Regulatory Policy Committee's revised opinion on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is published by 16 April 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
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Sir Christopher Chope more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-28more like thismore than 2024-03-28
answer text <p>Smoking is responsible for approximately 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom, and causes around one in four cancer deaths in the UK. It also costs our country £17 billion a year, and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service. That is why we have introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to create the first smokefree generation, and enable us to further crack down on youth vaping. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3703" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3703</a></p><p>On 12 February 2024 the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) gave opinion on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill impact assessment and rated it green (fit for purpose). However, on 19 March 2024, ahead of the introduction of the bill, a revised version was sent to the RPC for comment. This included changes to reflect the inclusion of Northern Ireland in the bill, following the formation of a Northern Ireland Executive, and a power in the bill to enable the current notification system for nicotine vapes to also cover non-nicotine vapes and other consumer nicotine products, for instance nicotine pouches. The RPC have publicly stated that they welcome the resubmission of the revised impact assessment, and we expect a revised opinion to be issued shortly. The statement from the RPC is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-statement-from-the-rpc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-statement-from-the-rpc</a></p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
grouped question UIN 19768 more like this
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less than 2024-03-28T13:38:15.523Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-28T13:38:15.523Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
previous answer version
26255
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this