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Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance entitled Single-use vapes ban, published on 20 January 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) relevant enforcement authorities and (b) Trading

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
19 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance entitled Single-use vapes ban, published on 20 January 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) relevant enforcement authorities and (b) Trading

  2. 13 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We are working closely with regulators and enforcing authorities, including trading standards, to ensure that they are prepared for the introduction of the single-use vapes ban on 1 June 2025 and to ensure that relevant information is shared.

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