Youth and Private Sector Reject Generational Smoking Ban in Poll

Amid the spotlight on Reeves’ Spring Forecast the Tobacco and Vapes Bill also heads into its report stage on Wednesday. It has two amendments with alternative approaches. The DUP’s Sammy Wilson would just raise the age of sale to 21:

“This amendment makes it an offence to sell tobacco products, herbal smoking products and cigarette papers to a person under the age of 21, rather than to people born on or after 1 January 2009.”