Written questions

Electronic Cigarettes: Trading Standards

Commons · Question 95037 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he plans to issue to local Trading Standards teams on identifying high-capacity non-compliant disposable vapes under the powers created by the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Dec 2025

It has been illegal for businesses to sell or supply single-use vapes since 1 June 2025. The Government is investing £10 million of new funding in Trading Standards in 2025/26, to support the enforcement of illicit and underage tobacco and vape sales. As ...

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