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Electronic Cigarettes: Registration and Testing

Commons · Question 110461 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of resources required by Trading Standards to enforce the registration and testing regime for vaping products since the regime was introduced

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Feb 2026

Powers in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill allow us to create a new product registration scheme, as well as a new testing regime, for tobacco, vape, and nicotine products. As the bill is not yet enacted, the new scheme has not yet been established and the curre...