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170437

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date he plans to lay regulatory proposals before the House to legislate for the standardised packaging of tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	218766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco products. The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products and a decision will be taken in due course. The United Kingdom notified the draft regulations under the EU Technical Standards Directive (Directive 98/34/EC). Pursuant to this Directive, the regulations cannot be made until after the notification ‘standstill’ period has ended on 2 March 2015. If the Government does decide to proceed with standardised packaging, a decision will then be made as to the appropriate Parliamentary timetable for the proposed regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/12/2014 17:10:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

169856

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the detailed responses from EU Member States to the UK's notification to the EU of proposed regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	218373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The draft regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco were notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive (Directive 98/34/EC) on 29 August 2014. 11 member states provided detailed opinions in response to the United Kingdom notification. These detailed opinions are now being considered carefully. The UK will respond to the detailed opinions in due course, as specified by the Technical Standards Directive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 17:44:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

169971

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the latest date is by which his Department could table regulatory proposals on the standardised packaging of tobacco under the Children and Families Act 2014, if they were to be voted on before the end of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	218414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco products. The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products and a decision will be taken in due course. The United Kingdom notified the draft regulations under the EU Technical Standards Directive (Directive 98/34/EC). Pursuant to this Directive, the regulations cannot be made until after the notification ‘standstill’ period has ended on 2 March 2015. If the Government does decide to proceed with standardised packaging, a decision will then be made as to the appropriate Parliamentary timetable for the proposed regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/12/2014 17:06:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

169527

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what detailed opinions have been submitted by organisations and corporate entities in response to the notification to the UK by the EU on proposals for standardised packaging of tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	218147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The draft regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco were notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive (Directive 98/34/EC) on 29 August. This procedure allows other member states and the European Commission to examine the draft regulations and provide comments or detailed opinions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The notification and information about which member states responded can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&amp;year=2014&amp;num=427" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&amp;year=2014&amp;num=427</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/12/2014 16:10:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

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

156778

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to make a final decision on whether to proceed with the introduction of the standardised packaging of cigarettes and tobacco products; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	215258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco products. The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products. Any decision about the appropriate Parliamentary timetable for the proposed regulations will be made if required, when the Government has made its final decision.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The draft regulations were notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive on 29 August. This started an initial three month “standstill” period. We have received a detailed opinion from a Member State which extends the “standstill” period to six months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215205 question first answered 26/11/2014 17:35:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston