The Tobacco & Vapes Bill committee has heard oral evidence from a range of so-called stakeholders with a vested interest in its passage through the legislative process.
The truth is that it was one of the most one-sided Bill Committee hearings ever to take place both in terms of the membership of the committee and those giving evidence.
No representatives from the vaping industry. No representation from the millions of vapers. Not one MP who opposed the Bill on the Committee. The result: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill committee hearing turned into the ‘Chamber of Misinformation’.
These are some of the worse examples of the misinformation presented to the committee during the evidence sessions on April 30 and May 1:
