Question follow-through · 69232
Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the efficacy of enforcement provisions in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, in the context of the recent BBC investigat
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 21 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2025 · 44 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the efficacy of enforcement provisions in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, in the context of the recent BBC investigat
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will strengthen enforcement and crack down on rogue retailers selling illegal and unregulated tobacco and vape products to children and young people. The Bill introduces new £200 fixed penalty notices in England and Wales for ce...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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