Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78400

Electronic Cigarettes: Children

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

ConservativeSleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Education of the potential merits of using geofence technology to tackle the use of vaping devices by children in schools.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
It is concerning that youth vaping has more than doubled in the last five years and that one in four children aged between 11 and 15 years old tried vaping in 2023. That is why we are committed to bringing about definitive and positive change to stop futu...

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