Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Key Points

• Aims to regulate tobacco and vaping products (no specific policy details provided in this record).
• Had strong initial cross-party support at Second Reading, with large aye majorities (e.g., 415–47 and 383–67 on different dates).
• At the Report Stage, multiple amendments and new clauses were proposed, most of which were defeated by large margins (examples: Amendment 85 92–303; Amendment 1 72–304; New Clause 19 159–307; New Clause 2 137–304).
• Third Reading passed with a substantial majority (366 Aye to 41 No), indicating broad support across MPs.
• There exists a newer version of the Bill introduced by the current Government; the sponsor for the bill as noted here is Victoria Atkins.

Progress

The bill is currently at the Commons' report stage, having already progressed through Second Reading in earlier sessions. It will next move to further consideration of amendments and then to Third Reading before proceeding to the Lords.

Voting

Across early stages, the Bill enjoyed strong cross-party backing, with large aye margins at the Second Reading. Amendments at the Report Stage were largely defeated (e.g., Amendment 85: 92 Aye, 303 No; Amendment 1: 72 Aye, 304 No; New Clause 19: 159 Aye, 307 No; New Clause 2: 137 Aye, 304 No). The Third Reading later passed by 366 Aye to 41 No, showing broad overall support despite some opposition and amendments.