Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 63127

Schools: Electronic Cigarettes

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) schools and (b) teaching bodies on using vapes in school settings.

Answer

Stephen Morgan

In the UK, it is against the law to sell nicotine vaping products to under 18s or for adults to buy them on their behalf. Young people should not have these products in schools.Schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy that sets out what is e...

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