Written questions

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Licensing

Commons · Question 21205 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of including a pre-licensing integrity assessment within the forthcoming tobacco, vaping and nicotine licensing scheme, akin to the model un

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 10 Sep 2026

We are carefully considering the responses to our October 2025 call for evidence on tobacco and vapes, including on the granting of licences, to inform our proposals for future consultation, and we will set out our plans in the normal way in due course.Th...