Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88204

Electronic Cigarettes: Fertility and Pregnancy

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the level of risk of vaping on (a) fertility and (b) pregnancy.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The current evidence is clear that vaping is safer than smoking, including the impact on fertility and pregnancy. Smoking affects the ability to conceive for both men and women, with all stages of reproductive function affected by tobacco toxicants. Pregn...

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