Question follow-through · 106586
Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether Trading Standards services currently have sufficient a) staffing, b) technical capability, and c) funding to enforce the new i) registration and i
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether Trading Standards services currently have sufficient a) staffing, b) technical capability, and c) funding to enforce the new i) registration and i
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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26 Jan 2026
Answer published
In 2025/26, we are investing £30 million of new funding for enforcement agencies, including Trading Standards, Border Force, and HM Revenue and Customs, to tackle the illicit and underage sale of tobacco and vapes and help enforce the law. As part of this...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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