Electronic Cigarettes: Children
Commons · Question 77758 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent children from illegally purchasing vapes.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 13 Oct 2025
Selling nicotine vapes to under 18-year-olds is illegal, yet one in four 11 to 15-year-olds tried vaping in 2023. It is unacceptable that vapes are deliberately branded and advertised to appeal to children.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will reduce the appeal...