Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77758

Electronic Cigarettes: Children

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent children from illegally purchasing vapes.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Selling nicotine vapes to under 18-year-olds is illegal, yet one in four 11 to 15-year-olds tried vaping in 2023. It is unacceptable that vapes are deliberately branded and advertised to appeal to children.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will reduce the appeal...

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