Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109792

Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) automatic licence suspension and (b) revocation thresholds for retailers found repeatedly selling (i) illegal and (ii) non-compliant

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which is currently being considered in the House of Lords, provides powers to enable the Government to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of tobacco, vapes, and nicotine products, and also to specify the grounds o...

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