My understanding of this is that, because the Government would not come forward with a more general provision, this amendment has been hitched on to the Bill in desperation because it seemed to be a sensible place to try to get it into. The convolutions that the Minister is rightly pointing out would be solved at a stroke if there were to be a ban on differentiated packaging across the board and standardised packaging were introduced for all cigarettes.
Children and Families Bill
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Baroness Young of Old Scone
(Non-affiliated)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 20 November 2013.
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