The Control of Smoking Products For Public Health Bill 2023 is the “best” draft legislation on the matter available, and will lay the groundwork for a return of the Generational Endgame (GEG) in the future, the health minister’s special adviser Dr Kelvin Yii said today.
The winding up of the debate on the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health 2023 Bill will be the focus of the last day of the current parliamentary sitting today.
Former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has reiterated claims that the government has succumbed to pressure from the tobacco and vape industries, following the Health Ministry’s decision to drop the Generational Endgame (GEG) provisions in its contentious Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023.
The Health Ministry has assured that the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 will be tabled before the end of the Dewan Rakyat session, which is ongoing until November 30.
