Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 66322
Electronic Cigarettes: Sales
Tabled: 9 July 2025
Answered: 17 July 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has provided guidance to the police on the steps to take when the sale of single use vapes is reported to them.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe single-use vapes ban is enforced by Local Authority Trading Standards. The Government has worked closely with Trading Standards to ensure that they are prepared for the ban, this has included supporting training for Trading Standards Officers on the single-use vapes ban.