Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101243

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling

Tabled: 17 December 2025

Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities are able to act swiftly where there is evidence of illegal tobacco or vaping products being sold on high streets.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will strengthen enforcement and crack down on rogue retailers selling illegal tobacco and vaping products. The bill enables ministers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of...

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