Clause 10 - Enforcement
Health Bill
6:30 pm
Caroline Flint (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health; Don Valley, Labour)
I will seek guidance on that, and am happy to write to hon. Members about it. Part of the objective of Bills and regulations is to cover our bases for eventualities that we hope will not occur but for which we must be prepared. I hope that I have satisfied the Committee as to our continuing dialogue about enforcement. Our best example are those countries that already restrict or ban smoking. Their enforcement costs have been pretty limited and the arrangements have worked well. We will be looking at training for individuals, whoever they may be. Clearly, if someone has not been trained to issue a fixed-penalty notice, we would want to ensure that he has the appropriate training along with those other individuals who have currently been given those powers in the communities we represent.