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We are investing more than ever to tackle illicit vapes, which were also raised by noble Lords. In 2025-26, we are providing £10 million of new funding to trading standards, as I have mentioned before. That has supported the seizure of some half a million vapes between April and June 2025. HMRC figures also show there has been a reduction in the tobacco duty gap estimate as a proportion of total theoretical tobacco duty liabilities, going down from 21.7% in 2005-06 to 13.8% in 2023-24.