Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Debate between Earl Russell and Earl Howe
Committee stage
Thursday 30th October 2025
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Thursday 30th October 2025
(5 days, 8 hours ago)
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Earl Russell (LD)
I appreciate the noble Earl’s point about duties versus levies. Might he be open to considering a percentage of duties being hypothecated for smoking cessation? Might that be a way of squaring the circle?
Earl Howe (Con)
It certainly could be—it sounds a very interesting way forward. I did not take it that the noble Earl was suggesting introducing a levy as a substitute for tobacco duty but as an addition to it, so, in the nature of things, if this were accepted, that is the mix we would get.