Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127046

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the definition of substantial discount will be under the Tobacco and Vapes Act and how it will be enforced.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
There is currently no restriction on the free distribution of samples of nicotine or non-nicotine vapes. It is completely unacceptable that a child could be given a harmful product that could lead them to a lifetime of addiction.That is why the Tobacco an...

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