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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

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

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

78989

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
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 his Department plans to conduct its consultation on the potential effect of standardised packaging of tobacco on the small retail sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	206716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products. We held a United Kingdom-wide consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products, which ran from 26 June to 7 August. The consultation asked for new and relevant information that would help in assessing the wider impact of plain packaging, including economic and other considerations.</p><p>The consultation included draft regulations so it is clear how requirements for standardised packaging would work in practice. Alongside the consultation, we have also published an updated consultation-stage Impact Assessment. The consultation asked respondents for further evidence or information which would improve the assumptions or estimates made in the Impact Assessment.</p><p>The Government does not intend to run any further consultations with regard to standardised packaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 206715 206788 question first answered 04/09/2014 14:21:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

78994

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
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, if his Department will conduct a consultation on the potential effect of standardised packaging of tobacco on down-trading to cheaper products.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	206788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products. We held a United Kingdom-wide consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products, which ran from 26 June to 7 August. The consultation asked for new and relevant information that would help in assessing the wider impact of plain packaging, including economic and other considerations.</p><p>The consultation included draft regulations so it is clear how requirements for standardised packaging would work in practice. Alongside the consultation, we have also published an updated consultation-stage Impact Assessment. The consultation asked respondents for further evidence or information which would improve the assumptions or estimates made in the Impact Assessment.</p><p>The Government does not intend to run any further consultations with regard to standardised packaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 206715 206716 question first answered 04/09/2014 14:21:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

78995

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in New Zealand on the standardising of tobacco packaging.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	206787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>Health ministers have not had any specific discussions about standardised packaging of tobacco with ministers from New Zealand.</p><p>Departmental officials occasionally receive updates from the New Zealand Ministry of Health regarding plans in that country for the introduction of requirements for standardised packaging.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/09/2014 13:02:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

79004

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
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, if his Department will conduct a consultation, separate to that carried out by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the potential effect of standardised packaging of tobacco on the Government's long-term economic plan.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	206715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products. We held a United Kingdom-wide consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products, which ran from 26 June to 7 August. The consultation asked for new and relevant information that would help in assessing the wider impact of plain packaging, including economic and other considerations.</p><p>The consultation included draft regulations so it is clear how requirements for standardised packaging would work in practice. Alongside the consultation, we have also published an updated consultation-stage Impact Assessment. The consultation asked respondents for further evidence or information which would improve the assumptions or estimates made in the Impact Assessment.</p><p>The Government does not intend to run any further consultations with regard to standardised packaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 206716 206788 question first answered 04/09/2014 14:21:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

79082

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
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, if the Government will await the outcome of the ongoing WTO trading dispute concerning Australia before making a final decision on standardised packaging of tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	206717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging for tobacco products. We held a United Kingdom-wide consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products, which ran from 26 June to 7 August. The consultation asked for new and relevant information that would help in assessing the wider impact of plain packaging.</p><p>We do not believe it is necessary to wait the outcomes of existing disputes and legal cases involving the Commonwealth of Australia before coming to a final decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/09/2014 13:04:06 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

78518

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of (a) the tobacco industry and (b) tobacco control charities to discuss proposals for legislation on plain packaging of cigarettes in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	206333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the Gov.UK website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2012-to-2013</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/09/2014 12:00:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies