Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Retail Trade
Commons · Question 109835 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to to strengthen penalties for repeat breaches of tobacco and vape licensing conditions once the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is enacted.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 16 Mar 2026
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, currently being considered in the House of Lords, provides powers to enable the Government to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of tobacco, vapes, and nicotine products. As set out in the bill, if a retailer is f...