Written questions

Electronic Cigarettes: Packaging

2026-07-12 · Department of Health and Social Care · 18212 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing standardised plain packaging for vaping products on rates of youth vaping.

Answer

Our advice is clear, while vaping is less harmful than smoking and can be an effective smoking quit aid for adult smokers, it is not risk free and children and non-smokers should never vape.Data from Action on Smoking and Health from 2026 shows that over ...