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Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Retail Trade

Commons · Question 18891 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Jul 2026

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Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the speech by Baroness Merron on 3 March 2026 on the proposed retail licensing scheme for tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, Official Report, House of Lords, columns 1169 to 1

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Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 20 Jul 2026

On 10 July, we launched a United Kingdom-wide consultation on new proposals to restrict tobacco, vape, and nicotine product packaging, flavour descriptors, device appearance, and changing where and how vapes and nicotine products are displayed in shops. E...