Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97292
Electronic Cigarettes: Fires
Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of the ban on disposable vapes on the outbreak of fires.
Answer
Mary CreaghSelling single-use vapes has been banned since 1st June 2025 due to the harm that they cause to the environment, with over 5 million of these products being thrown away each week in 2023. This will help to prevent the environmental harms caused by vapes, ...
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