Question follow-through · 3057

Electronic Cigarettes: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) illegal and b) non-compliant vaping products have been seized in each of the last 12 months.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
3 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) illegal and b) non-compliant vaping products have been seized in each of the last 12 months.

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Illicit and underage sales of tobacco and vapes undermine the Government’s work to protect people from harm and risk of addiction. The Government is investing up to £10 million of new funding per year in Trading Standards from 2025/26 to 2028/29, to tackl...

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