Biography
Lord Udny-Lister has engaged extensively on tobacco and vapes legislation through six debate speeches, primarily focusing on amendments that seek to balance public health objectives with practical enforceability and evidence-based policy. His contributions emphasise concerns about undue regulatory burdens on local councils, the need for harm reduction principles in supporting adult smokers, and the importance of proper consultation and transparency rather than ministerial discretion. He also raised opposition to the National Insurance Contributions Bill on grounds of unintended consequences for affected sectors.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I will speak to a number of the amendments laid in my name, starting with Amendments 24 and 25. Noble Lords will note that Amendment 24 seeks to establish a national register of tobacco and vape retailers.”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention232nd of 6888.0
- Learning disability & autism592nd of 8994.0
- Adult social care & reform312th of 3762.0
What they’ve said
“…I fear that, without these safeguards and measures, and with the approach being taken, years of success in smoking cessation will be reversed rapidly. Further still, in the drafting of this Bill it is apparent that advertising is being looked at as merely a commercial persuasion. I would argue that this is wrong.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2026-03-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They seek to support the Government’s ambitions for a smoke-free generation, while ensuring that the legislation is both practical and proportionate. In passing legislation, we must ensure that we are responsive to science and inclusive of expertise and that transparency is not replaced by the opaqueness of ministerial…”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-11-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The quiet success of British public health policy over the past decades has been the principle of harm reduction through individual choice, and central to this has been how this country has led the world in promoting alternatives to traditional smoking.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-11-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, nobody in this House would ever dispute the virtues of creating a smoke-free generation and protecting public health, but the reality is that legislation, if we want it to be effective, has to be both practical and enforceable, and it is there that I have real difficulties with this Bill.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-04-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am all too acutely aware of the existing pressures we are witnessing across the UK in, for example, adult social care. I know that many other noble Lords across the House also understand and have raised these pressures.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2025-01-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
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