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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-02-26more like thismore than 2018-02-26
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property hansard heading Oral Tobacco more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the government will publish any evidence it has received over the last three years that supports the continuing ban on the oral nicotine product snus. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Monmouth more like this
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David T. C. Davies remove filter
star this property uin 129769 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-03-06more like thismore than 2018-03-06
star this property answer text <p>The oral nicotine product snus was originally banned under Directive 92/41/EEC. This ban was reaffirmed in 2001 and most recently in the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU, implemented in the United Kingdom by the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016. The Department has received a number of representations concerning snus over recent years. The makers of snus, Swedish Match, have challenged the legality of the ban on snus and this matter is currently before the European Court of Justice; as such, the strength of the evidence for or against the ban is a matter for the Court and the UK awaits the outcome of that case.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester remove filter
unstar this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2018-03-06T15:01:27.39Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-06T15:01:27.39Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for David T C Davies more like this