Lords question Minister on Tobacco Products Directive

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Witness

At 11.00am, Wednesday 13 March, Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster

• Anna Soubry MP, Minister for Public Health, Department of Health

Following the session in which the Committee heard from the Director of Tobacco Control at Cancer Research UK and the Secretary General of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association, the Committee will question the Minister on issues including:

• if the Government agrees that the Directive needs to be updated and if the Commission’s proposal has a proper legal basis;
• whether the Government thinks this proposal achieves a level playing field between the marketing requirements for tobacco products and the public health requirements across Member States;
• if the Government agrees with the inclusion of non-tobacco nicotine-containing products within the scope of the proposal;
• if the current sale and marketing of products, including ‘slim’ cigarettes, can mislead consumers into thinking they are less harmful; and
• what the Government is doing to combat the illicit trade in tobacco products in the UK, if the EU could do anything to support this work and if the proposed Directive will help to fight the problem or inadvertently encourage it.

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