Question follow-through · 24255

Electronic Cigarettes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of provisions within the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on trends in the level of usage of very high puff-count vapes among young people.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
17 Jan 2025
Answer
20 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of provisions within the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on trends in the level of usage of very high puff-count vapes among young people.

  2. 17 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Selling nicotine vapes to children under 18 years old is illegal. Yet due to the branding and advertising of vapes to children, one-in-four children aged between 11 and 15 years old tried vaping in 2023. The health advice is clear, that vaping is never re...

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