Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106586

Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether Trading Standards services currently have sufficient a) staffing, b) technical capability, and c) funding to enforce the new i) registration and i

Answer

Ashley Dalton

In 2025/26, we are investing £30 million of new funding for enforcement agencies, including Trading Standards, Border Force, and HM Revenue and Customs, to tackle the illicit and underage sale of tobacco and vapes and help enforce the law. As part of this...

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