Questions
A number of questions in the chamber on Thursday – on Council Tax, the Quango culture and the national planning framework – but I suspect the biggest impact from business will be the raising of the legal age for tobacco purchases to 18. I have some doubts – particularly given the problems enforcing the current age limit of 16 – but it is worth trying. The real question is whether it will have any impact on the number of young people smoking: I hope so, but only time will tell. I was genuinely surprised at the way in which the smoking ban in public places was accepted with (relatively) little fuss; will this be the same?
