Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2023-24

Make provision about the supply of tobacco, vapes and other products, including provision prohibiting the sale of tobacco to people born on or after 1 January 2009; and to enable product requirements to be imposed in connection with tobacco, vapes and other products.

Government Bill

(Department of Health and Social Care)

What is this Bill?

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was a Government Bill tabled by a Minister of the Crown.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2023-24 Session.

Whose idea is this Bill?

Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.

What type of Bill is this?

Government Bills are technically Presentation Bills, but the Government can use its legislative time to ensure the schedule of debates to scrutinise the Bill.

So is this going to become a law?

No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Government Bills, Process of a Bill

Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates

Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill

Last Event: Tuesday 14th May 2024 - Committee stage: 7th sitting (Commons)

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 60%

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate

14/05/2024

Committee stage

Bill

16/05/2024

Bill 220 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)

Briefing paper

10/04/2024

Research Briefing on the Bill

Explanatory Note

20/03/2024

Bill 189 EN 2023-24

Impact Assessment

20/03/2024

Impact Assessment from the Department of Health & Social Care

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 24 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 23 May 2024

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

Legislative Consent Motion agreed by the Northern Ireland Assembly - 22 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 22 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 17 May 2024

Bill 220 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)

Bill 220 2023-24 - XML version (as amended in Public Bill Committee)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2024

14th May 2024

Committee stage: 8th sitting (Commons)

14th May 2024

Committee stage: 7th sitting (Commons)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by HM Revenue & Customs (TVB42)

Written evidence

Correspondence submitted by the Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council (on the composition of the membership and selection of witnesses) (TVB51)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the British Heart Foundation (TVB44)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Philip Morris Limited (TVB45)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the National Fire Chiefs Council (TVB46)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Children's Commissioner (TVB48)

Written evidence

Correspondence submitted by Rupert Lewis, Director, Tobacco Manufacturers' Association (TMA) (on the composition of the membership and selection of witnesses) (TVB52)

Written evidence

Correspondence submitted by the Association of Independent Tobacco Specialists (on the composition of the membership and selection of witnesses) (TVB53)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Imperial Brands (TVB55)

Bill proceedings: Commons

All proceedings up to 14 May 2024 at Public Bill Committee Stage

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee-14 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 May 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Cancer Research UK (TVB41)

Written evidence

Correspondence submitted by Daniel Freeman - Director - James J Fox (on the composition of the membership and selection of witnesses (TVB50)

Written evidence

Correspondence submitted by C.Gars Ltd (on the composition of the membership and selection of witnesses) (TVB49)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Institute for Social Marketing and Health, University of Stirling (TVB47)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Asthma + Lung UK (TVB43)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Arcus Compliance Ltd (TVB40)

Written evidence

Correspondence submitted by John Dunne, Director General of the UK Vaping Industry Association, to George Howarth MP, (on incorrect information presented to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee) (TVB54)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership (MHSP) (TVB56)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 13 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 10 May 2024

9th May 2024

Committee stage: 6th sitting (Commons)

9th May 2024

Committee stage: 5th sitting (Commons)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Dr Matthew Rimmer, Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Law, Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland (TVB39)

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 May 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Grassroots Campaign Against the Tobacco Ban (TVB35)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Campaign for Children's Lung Health (TVB34)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Public Health Scotland (TVB33)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Jordon Anderson (TVB31)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Nottingham Centre for Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Nottingham (TVB30)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group (UTARG) (TVB32)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Incident Response Group, Public Health Wales (TVB36)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Ann McNeill, Professor of Tobacco Addiction, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London (supplementary) (TVB37)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by ASH Scotland (supplementary) (TVB38)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 9 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 8 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 7 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 3 May 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 2 May 2024

1st May 2024

Committee stage:s: 4th sitting (Commons)

1st May 2024

Committee stage:s: 3rd sitting (Commons)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Nishi Patel (TVB20)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by David Francis, Senior Enforcement Officer, Aberdeen City Council (TVB23)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the European Smoking Tobacco Association (ESTA) (TVB24)

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 1 May 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Andrej Kuttruf, CEO, Evapo (TVB25)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Japan Tobacco International (JTI) (TVB19)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by New Nicotine Alliance (TVB21)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Hunters & Frankau Ltd (TVB22)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Hon. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, Member of Parliament for Tasek Gelugor, Malaysia (TVB29)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) (TVB28)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Carol Fraser, Senior Trading Standards Officer, North Lanarkshire Council (TVB27)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Asian Trader, Asian Media Group (TVB26)

30th April 2024

Committee stage: 2nd sitting (Commons)

30th April 2024

Committee stage: 1st sitting (Commons)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Paul Cheema (TVB15)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Local Government Association (LGA) (TVB11)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Sautter Cigars (TVB16)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Dr Jasmine Khouja, Senior Research Associate in Smoking Studies, University of Bristol (TVB18)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by British American Tobacco UK Limited (BAT UK) (TVB17)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Cigars Unlimited (TVB13)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association (TMA) (TVB09)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council (ITPAC) (TVB08)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Tor Imports Ltd (TVB07)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) (TVB06)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Davidoff of London (TVB05)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the European Cigar Manufacturers Association (ECMA) (TVB12)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Barkers of Harrogate (TVB02)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (TVB10)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Havana House (TVB04)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by C.Gars Ltd & Turmeaus Tobacconist (TVB03)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by J.J. Fox (St James's) Limited (TVB01)

30th April 2024

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Gawith Hoggarth & Co. Ltd (TVB14)

30th April 2024

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 April 2024

29th April 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2024

24th April 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2024

22nd April 2024

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 22 April 2024

17th April 2024

Tobacco and Vapes Bill: call for evidence

16th April 2024

2nd reading (Commons)

16th April 2024

Ways and Means resolution

16th April 2024

Money resolution

16th April 2024

Programme motion

10th April 2024

Briefing papers

Research Briefing on the Bill

20th March 2024

1st reading (Commons)

20th March 2024

Bill 189 2023-24 (as introduced) - xml download

20th March 2024

Bill 189 2023-24 (as introduced)

20th March 2024

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Department of Health & Social Care

20th March 2024

Explanatory Notes

Bill 189 EN 2023-24

20th March 2024

Delegated Powers Memorandum

Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Department of Health and Social Care