Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109835
Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Retail Trade
Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to to strengthen penalties for repeat breaches of tobacco and vape licensing conditions once the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is enacted.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonThe Tobacco and Vapes Bill, currently being considered in the House of Lords, provides powers to enable the Government to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of tobacco, vapes, and nicotine products. As set out in the bill, if a retailer is f...
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