<p>Group 4: Retailers of Tobacco and Nicotine Products (Amendments 32, 21)</p>

Part of 6. 6. Debate on Stage 3 of the Public Health (Wales) Bill – in the Senedd at 4:08 pm on 9 May 2017.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 4:08, 9 May 2017

Thank you. I’m grateful to Angela Burns for bringing forward amendment 32 following an issue that she raised at Stage 2 about the potential for the registration authority to include information on the register that is not consistent with the policy intent. I’m happy to confirm that the Government will support this amendment. However, the acceptance of amendment 32 raises an issue that needs to be addressed.

Amendment 32 would prevent information being included on the register about whether or not a retailer offers home delivery or collection services. It’s important that this information is available to enforcement authorities to aid with the enforcement of the new offence of handing over tobacco and so on to persons under the age of 18, to be introduced by Part 2, Chapter 4 of the Bill.

Amendment 21 is required to allow that information to be available on the register. Therefore, I ask Members to support both amendments in this group, which together ensure that only appropriate information is included on the register and that enforcement authorities can access the information they need about provision of home delivery and collection services.