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Proceeding contribution from Earl of Listowel (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 5 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Health Bill [HL].


Health Bill [HL]

I, too, have been thinking about how what we have been discussing would work in practice. I imagine that only infrequently would a customer ask to see a packet of cigarettes or tin of tobacco because they had not decided what they wanted. It may happen, but I imagine that it is quite rare. If I have understood the Minister correctly, will there be these difficulties in practice? What we are worried about and what the Bill addresses is the daily occurrence of children going into a newsagent to buy their confectionary and seeing in front of them displays of cigarettes. I am trying to think through what the Minister has said.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c358GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Children Administration Advertising Canada Health services Finance Governing bodies Health hazards Exemptions Insolvency Innovation Health authorities NHS Patients NHS trusts NHS foundation trusts Standards Young people Shops Tobacco Iceland Prizes Monitor Care Quality Commission
Legislation
Health Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk