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Written Question
Oral Tobacco: Regulation
Tuesday 20th February 2024

Asked by: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to regulate the marketing and advertising of tobacco-free nicotine pouches.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Whilst the use of nicotine pouches is currently low among adults, it is increasingly popular with younger male audiences. Nicotine is a highly addictive drug, and we have a duty to protect children and young people from potential harms.

In October 2023, the Government and the devolved administrations launched the smokefree generation and youth vaping consultation which considered whether consumer nicotine products, such as nicotine pouches, should come under a similar regulatory framework as nicotine vapes.

We have now published our response, which outlines measures to regulate the promotion and marketing of nicotine pouches, by restricting the flavours, packaging, and where nicotine pouches can be displayed in store. We have also committed to bring forward regulations to introduce an age of sale for these products of 18 years old or above. We will introduce the legislation as soon as possible.


Written Question
Terminal Illnesses: Suicide
Thursday 19th November 2020

Asked by: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people with terminal illness (1) who have committed, and (2) who have attempted, suicide in each of the past three years.

Answered by Lord Bethell

No such estimate has been made.


Written Question
Abortion
Tuesday 13th February 2018

Asked by: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable women undergoing early medical abortion to take the second part of the medication, misoprostol, at home if they so wish.

Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy

Abortions must be performed under the legal framework set by the 1967 Abortion Act. The Government’s priority is to ensure women who require abortion services have access to safe, high quality care.


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Tuesday 4th July 2017

Asked by: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

Her Majesty's Government what change in funding in England for continued professional development for Registered Nurses took place in 2016/17; and what steps they are taking to address the situation.

Answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy

The Department does not hold this information centrally.

Responsibility for ongoing post registration Professional Development lies with individual employers.