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Electronic Cigarettes: Children

Asked by Jim DicksonLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 June 2025UIN 60761

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prohibit the free distribution of nicotine vapes to children.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will end the current loophole which allows free samples of vaping and nicotine products to be given away to anyone of any age. This will come into force six months after Royal Assent of the bill.

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