Health Bill

All I| can say is that the chap from Yorkshire thinks it does—and I always take great notice of what Yorkshire people say because they have some common sense. Of course, I very much respect the medical profession—we all do; we think it is a great profession. I have some doubts when I visit my doctor and he says to me, ““What is wrong with you?””. I thought I had gone to him for him to tell me what was wrong with me, not for me to tell him what was wrong with me. But, of course, we are not dealing with the health problems caused by smoking; we are dealing with the alleged health problems of those who inhale other people’s smoke, which is at least 100 times diluted. So the argument is completely and utterly different and the effects, therefore, will be entirely different. In this amendment we are discussing, as the noble Lord, Lord Walton, stated, the therapeutic effects of herbal tobaccos. The Bill seeks to prevent people from smoking a beneficial product simply and solely because another product is alleged not to be beneficial and is harmful. I think the amendment has a lot of merit and I hope the Committee will support it.