Clause 15 - Penalties
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill
Public Bill Committees, 8 February 2001, 2:31 pm
Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset, Conservative)
Has my hon. Friend had a chance, as I have over lunchtime, to read the Food Standards Act 1999, which, we were told, complies almost word for word with the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill? If so, has he noticed that the wording is in fact completely different and the two documents act in completely different ways? It is strange that we are rushing through the penalties in clause 15, having been told by a Minister of the Crown that we are simply following the normal mode, when that is not in fact the case.