Clause 6 - Specialist tobacconists
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill
11:45 am
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley, Labour)
Briefly, the hon. Member for Meriden takes the matter out of context. Many people argued that clause 6 should not be in the Bill because it protects the interests of specialist tobacco shops. The hon. Lady wants to amend it into a nonsense, while saying that she doubts whether it should be there, but she is here, supposedly, to represent the interests of those small businesses. The Government have done that and, in doing so, have not taken all parts of the public health lobby along with them on the clause. That ought to be a matter of record in this Committee.
Amendment negatived.
The Chairman, being of the opinion that the principle of the clause and any matters arising thereon had been adequately discussed in the course of debate on the amendments proposed thereto, forthwith put the Question, pursuant to Standing Orders Nos. 68 and 89, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question agreed to.
Clause 6 ordered to stand part of the Bill.