Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued) – in the House of Lords at 8:30 pm on 24 February 2026.
Lord Moylan:
Moved by Lord Moylan
12: Clause 10, page 5, line 28, leave out “negative” and insert “affirmative”Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment provides that regulations to specify methods of customer age verification must be made by the affirmative resolution procedure.
Amendment 12 agreed.
Clause 11: Purchase of vaping or nicotine products on behalf of under 18s
Amendment 13 not moved.
Clause 12: Vaping and nicotine product vending machines
Amendment 13A not moved.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
