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Written Question
Tobacco
Monday 19th December 2016

Asked by: Viscount Ridley (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to include scientific evidence about the potential of snus as a smoking substitute in their Tobacco Control Plan.

Answered by Lord Prior of Brampton

Statistics on daily smoking are not routinely gathered. In 2015, the Office of National Statistics Annual Population Survey 2015 showed that 17.6% of 18-19 year old men, 24% of 20-24 year old men, and 27% of 25-29 year old men were current smokers. No data is collected on snus use.

The Tobacco Control plan will provide a framework and call to action for wide ranging future work to further reduce the prevalence of tobacco use.

Written Question
Tobacco
Monday 19th December 2016

Asked by: Viscount Ridley (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of men in the UK aged 16 to 29 who (1) smoke cigarettes, and (2) use snus, on a daily basis.

Answered by Lord Prior of Brampton

Statistics on daily smoking are not routinely gathered. In 2015, the Office of National Statistics Annual Population Survey 2015 showed that 17.6% of 18-19 year old men, 24% of 20-24 year old men, and 27% of 25-29 year old men were current smokers. No data is collected on snus use.

The Tobacco Control plan will provide a framework and call to action for wide ranging future work to further reduce the prevalence of tobacco use.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

"Surely the tobacco industry looked around the world and saw—like Kodak looking at digital photography coming along—a huge threat to it. Of course it is now trying to muscle in on the act, but this is a good thing. If it starts making electronic cigarettes and becoming more profitable, it …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

"In South America, vaping is banned altogether. Why? Because the tobacco industry is big and powerful in that part of the world...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

"My Lords, I will be extremely brief, because we need to press on to what the Minister will say. However, it is very important to point out that this is smack in the tradition of harm reduction, which was pioneered in this country with needle exchanges for HIV addicts. We …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 10 May 2016
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

"

That the Grand Committee takes note of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/507)...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 10 May 2016
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

"My Lords, first, I apologise for springing this debate on my noble friend the Minister, in particular, at such short notice right at the end of a Session, but he will appreciate why this is an urgent matter. In 10 days’ time, the EU tobacco products directive may become law …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 10 May 2016
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

"My Lords, I will be brief because I know that other noble Lords are waiting to start the next debate. I am most grateful to all those who have spoken in the debate: my noble friends Lord Brabazon, Lord Callanan and Lord Cathcart; the noble Lords, Lord Stoddart, Lord Hunt …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 10 May 2016
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

"I withdraw the advice.

I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart, and the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, that we need to change the vocabulary in this area. Indeed, I myself now use the phrase vaping device rather than e-cigarette whenever possible because it makes more sense and it is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2016
Health: Treatment Rationing

"My Lords, in relation to the reduction in smoking, last week the Government published an impact assessment of the European Union tobacco products directive, which comes into force on 20 May. Does the Minister agree with the estimate by London Economics that aspects of that directive, including the ban on …..."
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