I-UNITED KINGDOM: Ikhwelo lokuvala impembelelo yabaxhasi be-lobbyists kwi-vape e-Westminster.

I-UNITED KINGDOM: Ikhwelo lokuvala impembelelo yabaxhasi be-lobbyists kwi-vape e-Westminster.

Ngaba ingxaki ye-e-cigarette inokuvela e-UK? I-Vape, indawo yokusebenzela icuba kunye neqela lepalamente… Indawo engwevu leyo amanye amagosa acela ukuyicacisa. Ngokwenene, kwakucelwe ngokucacileyo ukuthintela abangeneleli ukukhokela iikomiti zeWestminster ezinempembelelo.


I-UKVIA EKUJOLISWE KUYO KULANDELA INKXASO-MALI EVELA KWIQELA LEPALAMENTE!


Abaxhasi abamele iinkampani zecuba akufuneki bavunyelwe ukuba baqhubele phambili ikomiti enempembelelo yaseWestminster, owayesakuba ngumlindi wemigangatho ulumkisile. UMhlekazi Alistair Graham, owayesakuba ngusihlalo wekomiti yemigangatho kubomi boluntu, uthe yayingafanelekanga ukuba Umbutho woShishino lweVaping wase-UK (UKVIA) ixhasa ngemali iqela lasepalamente ekumele ukuba libabambe baphendule.

Umemelele ukuba iqwalaselwe ngokutsha imithetho elawula amaqela epalamente emibutho yonke ukuze kuthintelwe abaphembeleli ukuba bathenge impembelelo kurhulumente. Amalungu eqela le-e-cigarette cross-party nawo agxekwa ngokwamkela iimpawu ezivela kwiinkampani zecuba, kubandakanywa ne-Chelsea Flower Show kunye neNdebe yeHlabathi yeRugby.

Iqela eliphambeneyo lasekwa kwi-2014 yi-Conservative MP UMark Pawsey, owathi icandelo “ ifuna ukuphononongwa ngakumbi kunye nophando ngamaLungu ePalamente“. Ukusukela oko yaqalayo, i-e-cigarette APPG ibiqhutywa liqela lokwamkela i-e-cigarette brand. I-E-Lites, eye-JTI (Japan Tobacco), kunye nombutho worhwebo we-e-cigarette welo xesha.

Iqela le-lobby, elibizwa ngokuba yi-ABZED, lichithe phakathi kwe-£ 6 kunye ne-£ 620 ibamba ulwamkelo olubini lwamaLungu ePalamente kunye neendwendwe zabo. I-UKVIA yathatha ulawulo lwe-secretariat kwi-8 kwaye ngoku sele ichithe phakathi kwe-£ 120 kunye ne-£ 2016 eqhuba iqela le-e-cigarette multi-stakeholders.

Iinkampani ezininzi zecuba zihlala kwibhodi ye-UKVIA, kuquka I-British American Tobacco, I-Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Iimpawu zoBukhosi et UFilipu Morris International. I-UKVIA yazise amalungu ayo ukuba i-APPG e-cigarettes "indawo engundoqo yokulandela i-ajenda yezopolitiko kushishino lokufutha».

Ingxelo yabo yonyaka yakutshanje iqhayisa ngoku kulandelayo: “Amalungu e-UKVIA athathe inxaxheba kwitheyibhile ejikelezayo kuzo zonke iintlanganiso zeqela kulo nyaka", esongeza ukuba amalungu abo anayo"yanceda ekulungiseleleni iintlanganiso ezine ezazizinyaswe ngamangqina aphambili ahlukeneyo kwaye yasungula nengxelo ebalulekileyo».

Ingxelo evela kwiQela labaBambisene nabo bonke ngeVaping, ekhutshwe ngoNovemba, icebisa ukuba abaqeshi bavumele abantu ukuba barhoxe kwiindawo zabo zokusebenza kwiindawo ezichongiweyo. Ukwaxoxa ngelithi iiNdlu zePalamente kufuneka zibe yindawo elungele ukuphunga, njengenxalenye yeenzame zokwenza ukuba umphunga wamkeleke ngakumbi emsebenzini.

Ukongeza kokumema iingcali ezivela Uphando lweCans UK yaye WezeMpilo yeNgilane yaseNgilani, Iqela lonke le-e-cigarette iqela liye lavumela abameli beenkampani ezininzi zecuba ukuba bathathe inxaxheba kwiingxoxo kunye, phakathi kwabanye, i-British American Tobacco, i-Philip Morris Limited kunye ne-Fontem Ventures.


INGABA KUKHO UKUNGQHUBEKA OKUKHULU KOMDLALO?


USimon Capewell, unjingalwazi wezempilo yoluntu kunye nomgaqo-nkqubo kwiYunivesithi yaseLiverpool, watyhola eli qela “ gxininisa kuphela "kwiingcali" ezizintshatsheli ze-e-cigarette“. UMhlekazi u-Alistair, onayo uchophele ikomiti yemigangatho kubomi boluntu ukusuka ku-2003 ukuya ku-2007, wathi ukuqhuba iqela lamaqela onke yindlela yokuba amaqela aphembelele abathathi-zigqibo kwaye ajongele phantsi ukuthembeka kwabo.

« Bendisoloko ndixhalabile malunga namaqela amashishini axhasa ngemali i-MSG njengoko kucacile ukuba banenxaxheba enkulu kwisiphumo selo qela.", uxelele iDaily Telegraph. " Ngokungathandabuzekiyo babophelelekile ukuba babaphembelele ngendlela eya kuba yingenelo kwishishini labo nokwandisa ingeniso yabo. »

Ii-MSG zinelungelo lokuba nemibutho yangaphandle isebenze njengoonobhala, ekufuneka ixele kwiRejista yoMdla, kunye neminikelo engaphezulu kwe-£5. Wongeze ngelithi imithetho yenkxaso-mali kumaqela ngamaqela ngamaqela kufuneka iqwalaselwe, wongeza ngelithi inkxaso-mali yepalamente “ ziqinisekisa ukuzimela kwazo".

Amanye amalungu eqela labathathi-nxaxheba abaninzi sele bewamkele umrhumo wokumelwa ziinkampani zecuba, bephakamisa inkxalabo malunga nokungqubana kwemidla okunokubakho.

UMnu Pawsey, Usihlalo weqela, wamkele i-£ 1 yexabiso letikiti lomdlalo weNdebe yeHlabathi yeBhola lombhoxo ukusuka I-Japan Tobacco International (JTI), ngaphambi kokudumisa i-e-cigarette kwiNdlu yoBukhosi ngoDisemba olandelayo.

Usekela we UGlyn Davies amatikiti amkelwe avela kwi-JTI kwi-Chelsea Flower Show ngo-2014 axabisa i-£1. Kamva ngaloo nyaka, waba ngomnye wamalungu ePalamente yokuqala ukujoyina iqela le-e-cigarette iqela kwaye uhlala engunobhala weqela namhlanje.

Usekela UStephen Metcalfe, ilungu le-APPG le-2016-2017, naye wamkela amathikithi e-Chelsea Flower Show yena kunye nomfazi wakhe ovela kwi-JTI exabisa i-£ 1 kwi-132,80.
Uthi kwelakhe icala: Ndicinga ukuba i-vaping inendima ebalulekileyo ekuncedeni abantu abatshayayo bayeke ukutshaya, ukuphucula impilo yoluntu kwinkqubo.", wongeza " Andizange ndamkele naliphi na ishishini lenkampani yecuba ukususela ngoko kwaye andizimiselanga kukwenza oko kwixesha elizayo. »

UJohn Dunne, uMlawuli we-UKVIA, uthe: "Iqela labathathi-nxaxheba abaninzi liva inani elikhulu lamangqina, abakhuseli kwaye livelise iingxelo ezifumaneka simahla. Iinkonzo zoonobhala base-UKVIA zeqela zibhengezwe ngokufanelekileyo ngendlela efunekayo. "Uyongeza"I-UKVIA iselubala malunga nenkxaso-mali kunye namalungu ayo kwaye kuyinto eqhelekileyo ukuba umbutho okhokelayo weengcali kufuneka unikezele ngeenkonzo zonobhala Amaqela amaninzi achaphazelekayo isifundo.»

 

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