Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18891

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Retail Trade

Tabled: 14 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the speech by Baroness Merron on 3 March 2026 on the proposed retail licensing scheme for tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, Official Report, House of Lords, columns 1169 to 1

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

On 10 July, we launched a United Kingdom-wide consultation on new proposals to restrict tobacco, vape, and nicotine product packaging, flavour descriptors, device appearance, and changing where and how vapes and nicotine products are displayed in shops. E...

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