Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:26 pm on 23 November 2022.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour
3:26,
23 November 2022
My Lords, the Minister will be aware that the tobacco industry is very adept at getting round regulations. In 1986, John Home Robertson’s Bill made illegal the use of tobacco pouches that people put in their mouths as substitutes. I understand that synthetic nicotine pouches are now being used to get round that law, so what are the Government doing to stop this?
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