Clause 2 - Prohibition of tobacco advertising
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords]
10:00 am
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds, Conservative)
This will not do. I do not know why the Minister says that the arguments have already been exposed. They have not been exposed or debated in this Committee, or debated in any sensible or meaningful detail on Second Reading. For her to say that she thinks that the phrase will be compatible is not sufficient. She referred to regulations when she argued that the meaning of ''establishment'' has been teased out and set out. I am asking only that the Minister takes time—it need not detain the Committee long—to explain the legal definitions of ''establishment'' and how, if at all, they contrast with ''carry on business.
Most importantly, will the Minister describe—not speculate—why the words ''carry on business'' have been used in the drafting of the Bill rather than ''establishment''. Why is there a disjunction? Why is there a different use of language? It looks like an error—someone has made a slip. An explanation would be hugely helpful to the Committee.