Wednesday, 26 March 2025
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps he is taking to help tackle technology-enabled violence against women and girls.
If he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on providing additional support for research into motor neurone disease.
What plans his Department has to support a UK space launch.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Ofcom’s reporting of mobile coverage.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that smaller platforms are adequately regulated to protect children from online harms.
What recent progress his Department has made on improving digital inclusion in Sherwood Forest constituency.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
The Prime Minister was asked—
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 26 March.
For what reason the Government has ordered that the UK’s two shale gas wells be permanently sealed.
Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking colleagues from across the House and the excellent Clerks and staff who have spent the last few months working on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of...
This Labour Government were elected to bring change to our country, to provide security for working people and to deliver a decade of national renewal. That work began in July, and I am proud of...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
“(1) The Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 3) is amended as follows. (2) In section 4 (age restrictions on sale of tobacco products etc)— (a) in subsection...
“(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations under section 140 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 having the effect of prohibiting the supply of relevant cigarette filters or...
“(1) The Secretary of State must— (a) prepare an annual report on the scale of the illegal sale and availability of tobacco and vaping products in the United Kingdom; and (b) lay a...
Amendments made: 47, page 1, line 12, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— “(a) that they took such steps as may be specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State to verify...
Amendment made: 50, page 2, line 29, leave out from “means” to end of line 30 and insert “a machine from which any of the following products may be bought or from which they are...
Amendments made: 51, page 5, line 19, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— “(a) that they took such steps as may be specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State to verify...
Amendments made: 54, page 6, line 13, leave out from “means” to end of line 14 and insert “a machine— (a) from which nicotine products may be bought, or (b) from which...
Amendment made: 56, page 6, line 29, at end insert— “(aa) tobacco related devices,”.—(Ashley Dalton.) Clause 13 confers a regulation-making power to impose prohibitions,...
Amendment made: 57, page 7, line 22, at end insert— “(aa) tobacco related devices,”.—(Ashley Dalton.) Clause 14 confers a regulation-making power to impose prohibitions,...
Amendment made: 58, page 13, line 24, leave out paragraph (b).—(Ashley Dalton.) This removes the express provision that prohibitions imposed by a restricted premises order apply to sales by...
Amendment made: 59, page 15, line 29, leave out paragraphs (c) and (d).—(Ashley Dalton.) This removes certain consequences of a restricted sale order in relation to vending machines....
Amendment proposed: 1, page 20, line 19, leave out from “be” to the end of line and insert “be allocated by the relevant Local Authority to public health...
Amendment made: 60, page 23, line 4, leave out from second “to” to end of line 7 and insert “a tobacco related device.”—(Ashley Dalton.) This amendment changes the...
Amendment made: 61, page 23, line 16, leave out clause 46.—(Ashley Dalton.) This leaves out the power to amend lists of identity documents in clauses 1 and 10 since the lists are being...
Amendments made: 62, page 24, line 21, at end insert— ““tobacco related device” means— (a) a device, other than a vape, which enables a tobacco product to be...
Amendment made: 64, page 30, line 39, leave out from “means” to end of line 41 and insert— “a machine from which any of the following products may be bought or from which...
Amendments made: 65, page 35, leave out lines 35 to 37 and insert— “(a) that they took such steps as may be specified in regulations made by the Department to verify that the customer...
Amendment made: 68, page 37, line 3, leave out from “means” to end of line 4 and insert— “a machine from which any of the following products may be bought or from which...
Amendments made: 69, page 39, leave out lines 32 to 34 and insert— “(a) that they took such steps as may be specified in regulations made by the Department to verify that the customer...
Amendments made: 72, page 41, line 1, leave out from “means” to end of line 2 and insert “a machine— (a) from which nicotine products may be bought, or (b) from which they...
Amendment made: 74, page 41, line 21, at end insert— “(aa) tobacco related devices,”.—(Ashley Dalton.) Clause 79 confers a regulation-making power to impose prohibitions,...
Amendment made: 75, page 43, line 24, leave out clause 82.—(Ashley Dalton.) This leaves out the power to amend lists of identity documents in Articles 3 and 4H since the lists are being...
Amendments made: 76, page 44, line 26, at end insert— “‘tobacco related device’ means— (a) a device, other than a vape, which enables a tobacco product to be...
Amendment made: 78, page 48, line 19, leave out from “to” to end of line 23 and insert “a tobacco related device”.—(Ashley Dalton.) This amendment changes the...
Amendment made: 79, page 49, line 19, leave out subsection (2). —(Ashley Dalton.) This is consequential to Amendment 75.
Amendment made: 80, page 62, line 12, after “consumed” insert— “(for example, a heated tobacco device or pipe)”.—(Ashley Dalton.) This amendment brings the...
Amendment proposed: 85, page 77, line 8, leave out from “smoke-free” to end of line 15 and insert “a place in England that is— (a) an NHS property or hospital building,...
Amendment made: 81, page 121, line 10, leave out subsection (7) and insert— “(7) The following provisions come into force (so far as not in force by virtue of subsection (2)) on such...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 13 February, be approved.—(Christian Wakeford.) Question...
That the draft Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment etc.) (England) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 25 February, be approved.—(Christian Wakeford.) Question...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Christian Wakeford.)
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