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Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron (Labour - Life peer)

Legislation - Main Chamber
Subject: Tobacco and Vapes Bill - second reading
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
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Wednesday 26th March 2025
Legislation - Main Chamber
Subject: Tobacco and Vapes Bill: remaining stages
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
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Thursday 30th January 2025 11:30 a.m.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Debate - General Committee
Subject: Further to consider the Bill
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Thursday 30th January 2025 2 p.m.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Debate - General Committee
Subject: Further to consider the Bill
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Tuesday 28th January 2025 9:25 a.m.
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Parliamentary Debates
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
1 speech (140 words)
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals
184 speeches (32,662 words)
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) partisan point, because when the previous Government did the right thing—for example, on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech

Mental Health Bill [HL]
10 speeches (1,906 words)
3rd reading
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) I am grateful that he has agreed to work with me on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which your Lordships - Link to Speech

Tobacco and Vapes Bill
117 speeches (48,245 words)
2nd reading
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) The ministerial power grab in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill means that democratic accountability could be - Link to Speech
2: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) just a shopkeeper trying to make a living, and I’m writing to you today because the proposed Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech

Easter Adjournment
60 speeches (18,366 words)
Tuesday 8th April 2025 - Commons Chamber

Mentions:
1: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) to achieve Royal Assent.I am also pleased that we soared through the Third Reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech

Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Report
43 speeches (20,250 words)
Friday 28th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Lord Krebs (XB - Life peer) The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, announced this week, will further tighten the regulatory screw. - Link to Speech

Tobacco and Vapes Bill
1 speech (1 words)
1st reading
Thursday 27th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
115 speeches (33,819 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham Edgbaston) Where the last Government failed to get their Tobacco and Vapes Bill over the line, this Government will - Link to Speech
2: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab - City of Durham) I will speak to my amendments and one or two others.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is world-leading health - Link to Speech
3: Beccy Cooper (Lab - Worthing West) thank you to the Minister for presenting this afternoon, and for allowing me to be on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech
4: Lillian Jones (Lab - Kilmarnock and Loudoun) For me, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a landmark opportunity to improve health outcomes for people in - Link to Speech
5: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) his ambition to make a difference to the future of our country by championing the previous Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech

Social Media Use: Minimum Age
89 speeches (24,918 words)
Monday 24th February 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Mentions:
1: Danny Chambers (LD - Winchester) public health approach to children’s social media use.I have just spent a month sitting on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech

Cardiovascular Disease: Prevention
34 speeches (10,989 words)
Thursday 13th February 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) Smokers are a third more likely to be off work sick, which is why we introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)
196 speeches (23,518 words)
Tuesday 11th February 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Kit Malthouse (Con - North West Hampshire) I was just going to say that it is not unprecedented: it has happened before, in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech

National Cancer Plan
27 speeches (5,161 words)
Monday 10th February 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: None That is why in the King’s Speech we put forward an improved Tobacco and Vapes Bill, helping to reduce - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Watkins of Tavistock (XB - Life peer) The Statement refers to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. - Link to Speech

National Cancer Plan
85 speeches (10,233 words)
Tuesday 4th February 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Andrew Gwynne (LAB - Gorton and Denton) That is why in the King’s Speech we put forward an improved Tobacco and Vapes Bill, helping to reduce - Link to Speech
2: Jim Dickson (Lab - Dartford) He is assiduously moving the Tobacco and Vapes Bill through Parliament. - Link to Speech

National Cancer Plan Call for Evidence
1 speech (693 words)
Tuesday 4th February 2025 - Written Statements
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Andrew Gwynne (LAB - Gorton and Denton) The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will put us on track to a smoke-free UK, helping to reduce around 80,000 preventable - Link to Speech

Finance Bill (Third sitting)
63 speeches (13,807 words)
Committee stage: 3rd Sitting
Thursday 30th January 2025 - Public Bill Committees
HM Treasury
Mentions:
1: James Murray (LAB - Ealing North) intention to phase out the sale of tobacco products for future generations, as part of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Link to Speech
2: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) The Government are bringing forward the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which the Minister referred to and which - Link to Speech

Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Thirteenth sitting)
107 speeches (15,296 words)
Committee stage: 13th sitting
Tuesday 28th January 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Department of Health and Social Care
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Eleventh sitting)
46 speeches (11,449 words)
Committee stage: 11th Sitting
Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Department of Health and Social Care


Select Committee Documents
Thursday 24th April 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Baroness Merron (Dept of Health and Social Care) re: Tobacco and Vapes Bill, 24 April 2025

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee

Found: Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Baroness Merron (Dept of Health and Social Care) re: Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Thursday 27th March 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Public Health and Prevention on preventing cardiovascular disease

Health and Social Care Committee

Found: action to tackle behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular disease including the ambitious Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Thursday 27th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and The Lord O'Neill of Gatley

Public Accounts Committee

Found: If you take the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, there is very widespread public support for it across the political

Monday 17th March 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2024-25

Committee of Selection

Found: Public Bill Committee Resolved, That the Com mittee appoint Members to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee

Thursday 13th March 2025
Written Evidence - Mental Health and Smoking Partnership
CMH0064 - Community Mental Health Services

Community Mental Health Services - Health and Social Care Committee

Found: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will phase out the sale of tobacco to future generations by raising the age

Thursday 6th February 2025
Agendas and papers - Formal Minutes 2023-24

Health and Social Care Committee

Found: virus opt-out testing, dated 11.12.23 Correspondence from the Secretary of State on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill



Written Answers
Electronic Cigarettes: Retail Trade
Asked by: Tristan Osborne (Labour - Chatham and Aylesford)
Friday 11th April 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the introduction of a retailer licensing scheme, as outlined in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be the biggest public health intervention in a generation—tackling the harms of smoking, breaking the cycle of addition, and paving the way for a smoke-free UK. The Bill provides powers for Ministers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of tobacco, vapes and nicotine products. This will strengthen enforcement and support Trading Standards to crack down on rogue retailers.

The licensing scheme will be introduced in regulations, following consultation on the details of the scheme.

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has worked closely with the Department of Health and Social Care, and will continue to do so as the regulations are developed, to ensure the successful implementation of the scheme.

Electronic Cigarettes: Lincolnshire
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Tuesday 8th April 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the sale of illegal vapes in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will strengthen enforcement and crack down on rogue retailers by enabling ministers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of tobacco, vapes, and nicotine products. The bill also enables the introduction of a new registration scheme for tobacco, vape, and nicotine products sold in the United Kingdom’s market. This will help ensure products are compliant with product safety standard requirements, and enable Trading Standards to remove non-compliant products from the market quickly and efficiently.

In 2025/26 we will invest £10 million of new funding into Trading Standards, to enhance their work in tackling the illicit and underage sale of tobacco and vapes, and to support the implementation of the bill. This funding will be used to recruit approximately 80 new regionally coordinated apprentices in England. This will benefit all regions, including the East Midlands, which covers South Holland and the Deepings and Lincolnshire.

The introduction of a new Vaping Products Duty in October 2026 will provide civil and criminal powers for HM Revenue and Customs to assess for duty and seize products and equipment used to produce or transport illicit vapes.

Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Monday 7th April 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to implement the Tobacco and Vapes Bill across all parts of the United Kingdom.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is United Kingdom-wide, and has been developed in partnership with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive.

The Department of Health and Social Care in England will work with the devolved administrations to implement the measures in the bill, including future regulations, once the bill receives Royal Assent.

Smoking: Hospitality Industry
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Thursday 3rd April 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that outdoor hospitality areas remain outside the scope of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which will put us on track towards a smoke-free UK, was introduced to Parliament on 5 November 2024. On 26 March 2025, MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of advancing the Bill to the next Parliamentary stage and it has now entered the House of Lords.

The Bill allows us to expand current indoor smoking restrictions to outdoor public places and workplaces. However, we have been very clear that in England, we intend to consult on extending smoke-free places to outside schools, children’s playgrounds and hospitals but not outdoor hospitality settings or wider open spaces like beaches. Private outdoor spaces are out of scope of the powers in the Bill.

We do not intend to extend these powers further than this at this time and recognise that now would not be the right time to consult on making outdoor hospitality settings smoke-free in England.

Smoking: Hospitality Industry
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Thursday 3rd April 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the Tobacco and Vapes Bill does not lead to (a) restrictions and (b) bans on smoking in outside areas of hospitality businesses.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which will put us on track towards a smoke-free UK, was introduced to Parliament on 5 November 2024. On 26 March 2025, MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of advancing the Bill to the next Parliamentary stage and it has now entered the House of Lords.

The Bill allows us to expand current indoor smoking restrictions to outdoor public places and workplaces. However, we have been very clear that in England, we intend to consult on extending smoke-free places to outside schools, children’s playgrounds and hospitals but not outdoor hospitality settings or wider open spaces like beaches. Private outdoor spaces are out of scope of the powers in the Bill.

We do not intend to extend these powers further than this at this time and recognise that now would not be the right time to consult on making outdoor hospitality settings smoke-free in England.

Nicotine: Flavourings and Packaging
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce restrictions on the flavours and packaging of nicotine pouches.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Data from August 2024 by ASH suggests that 1.2% of children aged between 11 and 18 years old currently use nicotine pouches. The Government is concerned that these products, just like vapes, are being branded and marketed to appeal to children through colourful packaging and flavours. There is currently no set nicotine limit for nicotine pouches, and nicotine strengths vary from two milligrams per pouch to as high as 150 milligrams per pouch.

That is why, through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we are banning the advertisement and sponsorship of these products, introducing age of sale restrictions to people aged 18 years old for nicotine pouches, banning free samples, and providing powers to restrict packaging, flavours, and point of sale displays.

These powers will also allow the Government to limit the amount of nicotine in a pouch, as well as ban any other ingredient that might be harmful in a pouch. We will therefore be able to regulate, subject to consultation, to ensure that nicotine pouches are limited to an appropriate strength.

We will consult on these regulations as soon as possible once the bill has received Royal Assent.

Nicotine: Products
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the rise in illegal high-strength nicotine pouches.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Data from August 2024 by ASH suggests that 1.2% of children aged between 11 and 18 years old currently use nicotine pouches. The Government is concerned that these products, just like vapes, are being branded and marketed to appeal to children through colourful packaging and flavours. There is currently no set nicotine limit for nicotine pouches, and nicotine strengths vary from two milligrams per pouch to as high as 150 milligrams per pouch.

That is why, through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we are banning the advertisement and sponsorship of these products, introducing age of sale restrictions to people aged 18 years old for nicotine pouches, banning free samples, and providing powers to restrict packaging, flavours, and point of sale displays.

These powers will also allow the Government to limit the amount of nicotine in a pouch, as well as ban any other ingredient that might be harmful in a pouch. We will therefore be able to regulate, subject to consultation, to ensure that nicotine pouches are limited to an appropriate strength.

We will consult on these regulations as soon as possible once the bill has received Royal Assent.

Cardiovascular Diseases
Asked by: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Monday 31st March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many hospital admissions for preventable cardiovascular disease there have been in each of the past three years.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department does not hold data on the number of admissions for cardiovascular disease which are preventable. However, we know that up to 70% of cardiovascular disease is preventable and linked to behavioural, metabolic, and environmental risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, living with obesity, and air pollution.

The Government is tackling the root cause of preventable heart disease and stroke through the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill, implementing advertising regulations for less healthy food and drink to children on television and online, and giving councils stronger, clearer powers to block the development of new fast-food shops near schools.

Nicotine: Health Hazards
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Wednesday 26th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health implications of using nicotine pouches, particularly for oral health.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Data from August 2024 by ASH suggests that 1.2% of children aged between 11 and 18 years old currently use nicotine pouches. A copy of the report in which this data is contained is attached.

There is currently limited research and evidence into the harms of nicotine pouches, including implications for oral health. However, they are never recommended for children. Nicotine, the active ingredient in pouches, is a highly addicted drug, and we have a duty to protect children and young people from future harm and addiction. Advice on the health impacts of nicotine can be found on the Talk to Frank website.

That is why, through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we are banning the advertisement and sponsorship of these products, introducing age of sale restrictions to 18 years old for nicotine pouches, banning free samples, and providing powers to restrict packaging, flavours, and point of sale displays.

We will continue to monitor the use of these products and will update public health guidance and messaging accordingly.

Nicotine: Children and Young People
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops)
Wednesday 26th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of children and young people using nicotine pouches.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Data from August 2024 by ASH suggests that 1.2% of children aged between 11 and 18 years old currently use nicotine pouches. A copy of the report in which this data is contained is attached.

There is currently limited research and evidence into the harms of nicotine pouches, including implications for oral health. However, they are never recommended for children. Nicotine, the active ingredient in pouches, is a highly addicted drug, and we have a duty to protect children and young people from future harm and addiction. Advice on the health impacts of nicotine can be found on the Talk to Frank website.

That is why, through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we are banning the advertisement and sponsorship of these products, introducing age of sale restrictions to 18 years old for nicotine pouches, banning free samples, and providing powers to restrict packaging, flavours, and point of sale displays.

We will continue to monitor the use of these products and will update public health guidance and messaging accordingly.

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Advertising
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Monday 24th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a ban on the (a) marketing and (b) advertising of (i) e-cigarette and vaping products, (ii) non-medically licensed nicotine products and (iii) heated tobacco products on the number of adults switching from cigarettes to alternatives.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The health advice is clear that vaping is only recommended for adult smokers who wish to quit smoking. Youth vaping has more than doubled in the last five years with one in four children aged between 11 and 15 years old having tried vaping in 2023. It is unacceptable that vapes are deliberately promoted and advertised to children, and this must be stopped to prevent future generations from being hooked on nicotine.

The Government has published a thorough impact assessment of the measures included in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, including the prohibition on the advertising of vaping products and nicotine products.

Public health messaging and campaigns will continue to support the promotion of vapes as a quit aid for smokers, as outlined on the Better Health and National Health Service websites. Additionally, the Government is committed to supporting smokers to quit, through a range of services. We are investing an additional £70 million in 2025/26 for local Stop Smoking Services in England and are working to ensure all NHS hospitals offer ‘opt-out’ smoking cessation purposes.

All tobacco products are harmful to health. There is evidence of toxicity from heated tobacco in laboratory studies. The aerosol generated by heated tobacco also contains carcinogens, and there will be a risk to the health of anyone using these products.

The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 prohibits the advertisement and sponsorship of tobacco products, and that prohibition applies to tobacco products intended to be smoked, sniffed, sucked or chewed. It is the Department’s view that the legislation applies to any tobacco product, regardless of when it was developed, and that heated tobacco products and the heating device to be used with it are caught under this legislation.

Electronic Cigarettes: Surrey Heath
Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)
Wednesday 19th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the sale of illegal vapes in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will strengthen the enforcement of vape sales regulations by giving Ministers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland the ability to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of tobacco, vapes and nicotine products. The licensing scheme will support Trading Standards to crack down on rogue vape retailers. The Bill also enables the introduction of a new registration scheme for tobacco, vape and nicotine products sold on the United Kingdom market. This will help ensure products are compliant with product safety and standards requirements and will enable Trading Standards to remove non-compliant products from the market quickly and efficiently.

In 2025/26, we will invest £10 million of new funding in Trading Standards to enhance their work to tackle the illicit and underage sale of tobacco and vapes, and support the implementation of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

The introduction of a new Vaping Products Duty in October 2026 will provide civil and criminal powers for HM Revenue and Customs to assess for duty and seize products and equipment used to produce or transport illicit vape products.

Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
Tuesday 18th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is committed to tackling the biggest killers, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the Health Mission sets an ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by 25% in the next 10 years. The Department held a symposium on heart disease and stroke on 13 March 2025 where charities, patient advocacy groups, clinicians, think-tanks and other experts discussed how to deliver on the ambition.

We are tackling the root cause of preventable heart disease and stroke by introducing the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, implementing the advertising regulations for less healthy food and drink on television and online, and empowering councils to block the development of new fast-food shops outside schools.

To improve access to the NHS Health Check, a core component of England’s CVD prevention programme, we are developing a new NHS Heath Check Online tool so that people can have a check at a time and place convenient to them to understand and act on their CVD risk.

Furthermore, we are trialling a new workplace CVD check which will deliver more than 130,000 lifesaving heart health checks in the workplace.

Supermarkets: Nutrition
Asked by: Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
Monday 17th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory healthiness targets for large supermarket retailers.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children and tackling the three biggest killers which will require effort from across society on not just obesity but alcohol and smoking. We have made a start with Tobacco and Vapes Bill and will continue to speak to partners across industry and civic society to best understand what actions help to change behaviours in a way that puts power in the hands of consumers.

As part of the Government’s Plan for Change, we are committed to achieving our health mission to build a National Health Service fit for the future, and under the 10-Year Health Plan to shift from ‘sickness to prevention’. Making the healthier choice the easier choice is a major part of creating a food environment that is fairer, with the fewest lives lost to the biggest killers and where everyone lives well for longer. Obesity is one of the key drivers of ill health, economic inactivity and premature mortality, as highlighted in the recently published Get Britain Working White Paper.

As part of considerations around mandatory healthiness targets, the Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP) was created prior to the 2024 General Election; this was a shared programme of work across the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, and the Food Standards Agency. The FDTP was paused at the election and is being reviewed alongside other obesity policies.

Nicotine and Oral Tobacco: Safety
Asked by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire)
Wednesday 12th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) safety and (b) regulation of (i) snus and (ii) nicotine pouches.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Oral tobacco, otherwise known as snus, has been banned in the United Kingdom and the European Union since 1992. All tobacco products are harmful to health, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has determined that smokeless tobacco is carcinogenic to humans. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill re-enacts the existing ban in a way that is more comprehensive, clearer, and more accessible for the relevant parties, such as retailers and enforcement agencies. We have no intention of allowing a banned and harmful product into the UK market.

There is currently limited research and evidence into the harms of nicotine pouches. However, they are never recommended for children. Nicotine, the active ingredient in pouches, is a highly addicted drug, and we have a duty to protect children and young people from future harm and addiction. Advice on the health impacts of nicotine can be found on the Talk to Frank website, which is available at the following link:

https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/nicotine

That is why, through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we are banning the advertisement and sponsorship of these products, introducing age of sale restrictions to 18 years old for nicotine pouches, banning free samples, and providing powers to restrict packaging, flavours, and point of sale displays.

Whilst the use of nicotine pouches is currently low among adults, it is increasingly popular with younger male audiences. We will continue to monitor the use of these products and will update public health guidance and messaging accordingly.

Smoking: Advertising
Asked by: Jack Rankin (Conservative - Windsor)
Tuesday 11th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a ban on the (a) marketing and (b) advertising of (i) e-cigarette and vaping products, (ii) non-medically licensed nicotine products, and (iii) heated tobacco products on adult smokers switching from combustible cigarettes to alternatives.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government has published a thorough impact assessment of the measures included in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, including the prohibition on the advertising of vaping products and nicotine products.

Public health messaging and campaigns will continue to support the promotion of vapes as a quit aid for smokers, as outlined on the Better Health and National Health Service websites. Additionally, through our national Swap to Stop scheme, we’re helping adult smokers to quit by providing up to one million vapes to local authorities.

The Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002 prohibits the advertisement and sponsorship of tobacco products, and that prohibition applies to tobacco products intended to be smoked, sniffed, sucked, or chewed. The Department’s view is that heated tobacco is captured by this definition.

Electronic Cigarettes: Young People
Asked by: Jack Rankin (Conservative - Windsor)
Tuesday 11th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled 10-year study to shed light on youth vaping, published on 19 February 2025, what steps he plans to take to ensure all data reviewed is from the use of vapes compliant with UK regulations.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Due to the nicotine content and unknown long-term harms, vapes and nicotine products carry risks of harm and addiction, and this is particularly acute for adolescents whose brains are still developing.

The 10-year Adolescent Health Study (AHS) will follow a cohort of 100,000 eight to 18 year olds from across the United Kingdom and will provide further insights about the health consequences of vaping for young people. This will provide healthcare professionals and policymakers with the robust evidence they need to shape future policy. We will continue to engage with the AHS team during the study’s development.

Alongside this, we will continue to clamp down on illicit vapes and those which are not compliant with UK regulations. We have also committed to invest £10 million of new funding in 2025/26, to support Trading Standards to tackle underage and illicit tobacco and vape sales.

Through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we are also introducing powers to introduce a retail licensing scheme and create a more robust product registration scheme. A new registration scheme, along with stricter rules on testing and product requirements, will support a safe and legal market for tobacco and vape products, and will allow us to quickly identify illicit products which should not be on shelves.

Smoking: Health Services
Asked by: Paul Davies (Labour - Colne Valley)
Monday 10th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide for smoking cessation programmes in the 2025-26 financial year.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is providing £70 million of additional funding for local authority-led Stop Smoking Services in England in 2025/26. We will invest £10 million of new funding in 2025/26 to support Trading Standards to tackle underage and illicit tobacco and vape sales, and to support the implementation of the measures in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. The Government is also investing over £100 million over five years to boost HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force’s enforcement capabilities to tackle illicit tobacco, supporting the Illicit Tobacco Strategy. Decisions on other smoking cessation programmes will be announced in due course.

Electronic Cigarettes: Packaging
Asked by: Susan Murray (Liberal Democrat - Mid Dunbartonshire)
Wednesday 5th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the packaging of vapes to provide similar safeguards to that of cigarettes.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

It is very worrying that approximately 25% of 11 to 15-year-olds have tried vaping, despite the risks of nicotine addiction. Evidence suggests that vapes appeal to children because of the brightly coloured packaging, amongst other child-friendly features. Evidence also indicates that the nicotine content descriptions on vape packaging are not consistent between packaging, preventing adults from making informed decisions on nicotine strength.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill provides my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care with regulation-making powers to introduce new requirements on retail packaging, including for vaping products and nicotine products. There is a balance to be struck between reducing the appeal of vapes to non-smokers, particularly children, whilst considering the implications for adult smokers to ensure we can achieve the greatest possible impact.

It is our intention to regulate the appeal of vapes to children, whilst minimising the impact on adult smokers. We plan on consulting on the preferred options to get this balance right as soon as possible after the bill gains Royal Assent.

Tobacco: Advertising
Asked by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)
Friday 28th February 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle tobacco bundle packs; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting the promotion of these bundles.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department has not made an assessment on the potential merits of prohibiting the sale of bundles, consisting of hand rolling tobacco, cigarette papers, and filters, being sold together at a discount.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill gives my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care powers to regulate the features of all tobacco products, including their size and shape, as well as the number of individual products contained in an individual packet. The bill also widens this power to cover tobacco related devices, herbal smoking products, and cigarette papers. The bill gives my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care the power to make, via regulations, prohibitions, requirements, and limitations on the supply of these products. This power would cover bundles of products that are sold in a package together.

Tobacco taxation is a matter for HM Treasury. As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, duty rates on all tobacco products were increased, in line with the tobacco duty escalator, by 2% above Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation. The duty rate on hand-rolling tobacco was increased by a further 10% to 12% above RPI inflation, to reduce the gap with duty on cigarettes. These changes came into effect on 30 October 2024. High and increasing rates of tobacco duty are proven to incentivise those who currently smoke either to quit or to smoke less, and support public finances.

Health
Asked by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester)
Tuesday 25th February 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the prevention stream of the health mission; and when he plans to publish an update from the mission board.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is committed to tackling the United Kingdom’s biggest killers and building a fairer UK, where everyone lives longer, healthier lives. This is why our Health Mission sets out to shift away from a model geared towards late diagnosis and treatment, to one where there is focus on prevention and more services are delivered in local communities.

We have already acted with the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill passing committee stage on 30 January 2025. We are committed to banning junk food advertising to children. A 9pm TV watershed and 24-hour online ban on paid-for advertising of less healthy food and drink products targeting children are on track to come into force across the UK on 1 October 2025. We have also committed to banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to young people aged under 16 years old.

Alongside this, we are exploring all interventions that will improve public health across a range of the UK’s biggest killers and help deliver the shift from treatment to prevention. Further details on our approach will be shared as we move forward.

Mission Boards are Cabinet Committees. It is a long-established precedent that information about the proceedings of the Cabinet or of any committee of the Cabinet is not normally shared publicly; this includes mission boards.

Electronic Cigarettes
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Tuesday 25th February 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24256 on Electronic Cigarettes: Young People, whether the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will restrict the size of vape tanks.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Whilst nicotine vapes are already subject to tank size requirements, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill goes further and covers all types of vapes, both nicotine and non-nicotine, and consumer nicotine products.

As stated in our previous answer, the bill provides powers on product features that allow the Government to regulate the size of a tank or refill container, and the amount of liquid that can be included, as well as powers to standardise the size and shape of vapes, and to further restrict liquid availability.

Subject to consultation, regulation making powers in the Government’s bill will allow us to amend or place additional requirements and limits on vape tank sizes, and the size of refill tanks. The Government will consider this issue further as part of its secondary legislation programme after Royal Assent.

Smoking: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Monday 24th February 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the application of section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on the introduction of a generational smoking ban in Northern Ireland, as proposed in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government intends to apply the Tobacco and Vapes Bill across the United Kingdom and it has been developed in partnership with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive.

In the drafting of the Bill, the Government has considered all its domestic and international obligations.

Preventive Medicine
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud)
Friday 14th February 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the five-point prevention plan.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is committed to tackling the United Kingdom’s biggest killers and building a fairer UK, where everyone lives longer, healthier lives. This is why our Health Mission aims to shift away from a model geared towards late diagnosis and treatment, to one where there is focus on prevention, and more services are delivered in local communities. Our core objective is to shorten the amount of time spent in ill-health and prevent premature deaths, and we are committed to this.

We have already taken action, with the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill passing the committee stage on 30 January. We are committed to banning junk food advertising to children. A 9:00pm television watershed and 24-hour online ban on paid-for advertising of less healthy food and drink products targeting children are on track to come into force across the UK on 1 October 2025. We have also committed to banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16-year-olds.

Alongside this, we are exploring all interventions that will improve public health across a range of the UK’s biggest killers and help deliver the shift from treatment to prevention. Further details on our approach will be shared as we move forward.

Preventive Medicine
Asked by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud)
Friday 14th February 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the five-point prevention plan.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is committed to tackling the United Kingdom’s biggest killers and building a fairer UK, where everyone lives longer, healthier lives. This is why our Health Mission aims to shift away from a model geared towards late diagnosis and treatment, to one where there is focus on prevention, and more services are delivered in local communities. Our core objective is to shorten the amount of time spent in ill-health and prevent premature deaths, and we are committed to this.

We have already taken action, with the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill passing the committee stage on 30 January. We are committed to banning junk food advertising to children. A 9:00pm television watershed and 24-hour online ban on paid-for advertising of less healthy food and drink products targeting children are on track to come into force across the UK on 1 October 2025. We have also committed to banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16-year-olds.

Alongside this, we are exploring all interventions that will improve public health across a range of the UK’s biggest killers and help deliver the shift from treatment to prevention. Further details on our approach will be shared as we move forward.

Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Asked by: Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party - East Antrim)
Wednesday 5th February 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the impact assessment for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, published on 5 November 2024, whether the specified cost of retailer staff training (a) is a one-off cost and (b) reflects ongoing costs in relation to planned secondary legislation relating to that Bill.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The estimated familiarisation and staff training costs included in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill impact assessment are assumed to be one-off costs, and individual estimates are provided for each specific policy.

The bill will gradually end the sale of tobacco products across the country, so an individual born on or after 1 January 2009 will never be legally sold these products, including through proxy purchasing. Although it will mean the legal age of sale effectively increases by one year each year, the regulations will not change every year. This means it will be a one-off cost for retailers in terms of training staff.

Some indicative estimates for staff training are included for secondary legislation. This, however, will be subject to consultation and, where proportionate, further work will be completed to assess the costs and benefits of these measures.

We will continue to work closely with retailers to support them in implementing the smoke-free generation policy in the future.

Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Asked by: Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party - East Antrim)
Wednesday 5th February 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative estimate of the costs of (a) implementing a one-time increase in the legal purchase age of tobacco and (b) introducing an age escalator, in the context of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and ill health. It causes approximately 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom, one in four of all cancer deaths, and kills up to two-thirds of its users.

Smoking also substantially increases the risk of many major health conditions throughout people’s lives, such as strokes, diabetes, heart disease, stillbirth, dementia, and asthma. Three quarters of smokers wish they had never started smoking but are unable to stop due to the addictive nature of tobacco.

It is estimated that smoking costs the country £21.8 billion a year in England. This includes an annual £18.3 billion loss to productivity, through smoking related lost earnings, unemployment, and early death, as well as costs to the National Health Service and social care of over £2 billion.

On 5 November 2024, the Department published an impact assessment on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. This found that the introduction of the smoke-free generation policy, the progressive increase in the age of sale, will get smoking rates in England for 14 to 30 year olds to 0% as early as 2050. Over the next 50 years it will save tens of thousands of lives, and avoid up to 130,000 cases of cases of lung cancer, strokes, and heart disease.

The impact assessment explored a one-time age increase, but this has been discounted as it does not achieve the policy objective to prevent future generations from ever taking up smoking and getting smoking prevalence to 0% to achieve a smoke-free United Kingdom. Simply raising the age of sale to one set year will only raise the age that people start smoking, and would not break the cycle of addiction and disadvantage.

Smoking: Public Places
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Friday 31st January 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22648 on Smoking: Public Places, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent local authorities from introducing byelaws on smoking restrictions that go further than provided for in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill and byelaw reform commitments outlined in the English Devolution White Paper are both subject to public consultation, and we will consider all views.

Cancer: Preventive Medicine
Asked by: Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat - Wokingham)
Thursday 30th January 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to include cancer prevention within the National Cancer Plan.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The Government has been clear that there should be a national cancer plan, and we are now in discussions about what form it should take, including the role of prevention in the work to reduce the lives lost to cancer. We will develop and publish the 10-Year Health Plan before publishing a new national cancer plan, and will provide updates in due course.

The Government recognises the importance of primary and secondary prevention within a holistic approach to improving cancer outcomes. With this aim, the plan will set out how we will fight cancer on all fronts, from prevention to diagnosis, treatment, and research.

Work is already underway on cancer prevention, with extensive programmes across vaccination, screening, and education, which have the potential to support both reductions in cases of cancer, and increases in early diagnosis rates. For example, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has led to a substantial reduction in cervical cancer cases. All children aged 12 to 13 years old, those in Year 8, are offered the HPV vaccine, and NHS England is taking action to increase uptake. In addition, the NHS Cervical Screening Programme provides all women between the ages of 25 and 64 years old with the opportunity to be screened routinely to detect certain types of HPV infection, which is the cause of 99.7% of cervical cancer.

Smoking is the cause of 72% of all lung cancers, and the diagnosis of lung cancer at an earlier stage helps to achieve better results, as there is a wider range of treatment options which can be curative. In response to this, the Government is committed to creating a smoke-free generation through the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. The latest data shows that the Targeted Lung Screening Programme contributed to an 8% increase in the early diagnosis of lung cancer compared to the pre-pandemic rate.

However, the Government recognises that there is much more to be done on cancer prevention, and the value in engaging in wide-ranging and meaningful engagement and consultation on how cancer services can meet the needs of those living with cancer. We plan to engage with a wide range of cancer partners, including charities and patient representative bodies, in the development of the national cancer plan.



Parliamentary Research
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: HL Bill 89 of 2024–25 - LLN-2025-0019
Apr. 10 2025

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill: HL Bill 89 of 2024–25

Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill - CBP-10193
Feb. 14 2025

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill



Bill Documents
Apr. 25 2025
HL Bill 89 Running list of amendments – 25 April 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill RUNNING LIST OF ALL AMENDMENTS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE Tabled up to

Apr. 24 2025
HL Bill 89 Running list of amendments – 24 April 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill RUNNING LIST OF ALL AMENDMENTS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE Tabled up to

Apr. 10 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: HL Bill 89
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill: HL Bill 89

Mar. 28 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Delegated Powers Memorandum

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum

Mar. 27 2025
HL Bill 89 (as brought from the Commons)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Bill

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill EXPLANATORY NOTES Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department

Mar. 27 2025
HL Bill 89 Explanatory Notes
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Explanatory Notes

Found: HL Bill 89-EN 59/1 TOBACCO AND VAPES BILL EXPLANATORY NOTES What these notes do These Explanatory

Mar. 26 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 26 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: Report Stage: Wednesday 26 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Report Stage Decisions) This document

Mar. 26 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 26 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Wednesday 26 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 26 2025
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 26 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Selection of amendments: Commons

Found: WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025 TOBACCO AND VAPES BILL Consideration (report stage) of Bill Speaker’s provisional

Mar. 26 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 26 March 2025 - large print
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Wednesday 26 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 25 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 25 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Tuesday 25 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 25 2025
Letter from Ashley Dalton MP regarding snus, tobacco related devices, vending machines, vape advertising and pharmacists, sponsorship contracts/forestalling measure, medically licensed vapes, valid ID, restricted premises orders and restricted sale orders, performers exemptions, Crown application, application of Part 7 to Parliament/ Crown Estate, application of smoke-free places and vape-free places in prisons.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Will write letters

Found: 25 March 2025 Dear Committee Members, Ahead of Report stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Mar. 25 2025
Letter with further information following on from Committee stage from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Relevant documents

Found: 25 March 2025 Dear Committee Members, Ahead of Report stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Mar. 24 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 24 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Monday 24 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Friday 21 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 20 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 20 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Thursday 20 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 19 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 19 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Wednesday 19 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 18 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 18 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Tuesday 18 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Wednesday 12 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 06 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Thursday 6 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 05 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Wednesday 5 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Mar. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Tuesday 4 March 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Feb. 26 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 26 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Wednesday 26 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This

Feb. 25 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 25 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Tuesday 25 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Feb. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Friday 21 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Feb. 20 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Thursday 20 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This

Feb. 14 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill

Feb. 13 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 13 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Thursday 13 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This

Feb. 12 2025
Legislative Consent Motion agreed by the Northern Ireland Assembly on 10 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

Found: 2025, the Northern Ireland Assembly agreed a Legislative Consent Motion relating to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Feb. 10 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Monday 10 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Feb. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Friday 7 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Feb. 06 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Thursday 6 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Feb. 03 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 3 February 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Report Stage: Monday 3 February 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill, As Amended (Amendment Paper) This document

Jan. 30 2025
All proceedings up to 30 January 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: Committee Stage: Thursday 30 January 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Committee Stage Decisions) This

Jan. 30 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Committee Stage: Thursday 30 January 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Amendment Paper) This document lists

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by the UK Vaping Industry Association (TVB80)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: 1 Public Bill Committee Tobacco and Vapes Bill By email: scrutiny@parliament.uk January

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by the Association of Directors of Public Health (supplementary) (TVB79)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Written evidence response: Tobacco and Vapes Bill, January 2025 Page 1 of 6 The Association

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) (TVB82)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Date: 29 January 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25 Executive Summary Australian Association

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by CCHG trading as VPZ (TVB77)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Hill Road, Newbridge, Edinburgh, EH28 8PH 24 th January 2025 Subject: Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by the British Paediatric Respiratory Society (BPRS) (TVB78)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: The British Paediatric Respiratory Society (BPRS) supports the overarching aims of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by Dr Johannes Kniess, Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy, Newcastle University; and Andreas Schmidt, Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy, University of Groningen in the Netherlands (TVB81)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Written evidence on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, submitted by Dr Johannes Kniess, Senior Lecturer

Jan. 30 2025
Bill 172 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Bill

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill EXPLANATORY NOTES Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by Professor John Holloway, University of Southampton (TVB87)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: evidence submitted by Professor John Holloway, University of Southampton (TVB87) Response to Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by Vendi Tech (TVB89)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: 1 Submission To The Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee Vendi Tech Unit 8, Millbrook

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by NASUWT (supplementary) (TVB85)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Supplementary written evidence submitted by NASUWT (TVB85) NASUWT is The Teachers

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by Robert Sidebottom (TVB84)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Written evidence submitted by Robert Sidebottom (TVB84) I have worked in the vaping

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by Resolve ASB (TVB88)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Written evidence submitted by Resolve ASB (TVB97) January 2025 About us Resolve

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by Bristol City Council (TVB83)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Written evidence submitted by Bristol City Council (BCC) (TVB83) Executive summary

Jan. 30 2025
Written evidence submitted by the Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA) (further evidence) (TVB86)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: following statements made by Dr Beccy Cooper MP at the recent Eleventh Committee Sitting for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Jan. 30 2025
Bill 172 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Bill

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill 304 3 Omit section 102.

Jan. 29 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 29 January 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Committee Stage: Wednesday 29 January 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Amendment Paper) This document

Jan. 29 2025
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 30 January 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Selection of amendments: Commons

Found: 30 January 2025 TOBACCO AND VAPES BILL Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in

Jan. 28 2025
All proceedings up to 28 January 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: Committee Stage: Tuesday 28 January 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Committee Stage Decisions) This document

Jan. 28 2025
Written evidence submitted by Asthma + Lung UK (supplementary) (TVB74)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Written evidence submitted by Asthma + Lung UK (TVB74) House of Commons Public

Jan. 28 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Committee Stage: Tuesday 28 January 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Amendment Paper) This document lists

Jan. 28 2025
Written evidence submitted by Cheshire and Merseyside Public Health Collaborative (Champs) (TVB76)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Cheshire and Merseyside Public Health Collaborative (Champs) (TVB76) Written evidence to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Jan. 28 2025
Written evidence submitted by We Vape consumer advocacy group (TVB75)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Analysis of Potential Unintended Consequences of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill The Tobacco

Jan. 28 2025
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 28 January 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Selection of amendments: Commons

Found: 28 January 2025 TOBACCO AND VAPES BILL Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments

Jan. 27 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 27 January 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Committee Stage: Monday 27 January 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Amendment Paper) This document lists

Jan. 24 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 24 January 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Committee Stage: Friday 24 January 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Amendment Paper) This document lists



Department Publications - News and Communications
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Source Page: Ditch single-use vapes as ban deadline looms
Document: Ditch single-use vapes as ban deadline looms (webpage)

Found: The ban will complement the world-leading Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which will tackle youth vaping and

Sunday 23rd March 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Source Page: More officers on streets to smoke out illicit tobacco and vapes
Document: More officers on streets to smoke out illicit tobacco and vapes (webpage)

Found: from illicit tobacco and vapes have been unveiled today (Sunday 22 March) as the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Wednesday 19th February 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Source Page: 10-year study to shed light on youth vaping
Document: 10-year study to shed light on youth vaping (webpage)

Found: The research coincides with the world-leading Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will clamp down on youth vaping



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Feb. 03 2025
Regulatory Policy Committee
Source Page: Regulatory Policy Committee: minutes November 2024
Document: (webpage)
Transparency

Found: of engagement it has with UK Hospitality, particularly on impact assessments such as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill



Deposited Papers
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Source Page: Letter dated 25/03/2025 from Ashley Dalton MP to MPs regarding issues raised in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill proceedings: snus, tobacco related devices, vending machines, vape advertising and pharmacists, sponsorship contracts/forestalling measure, medically licensed vapes, valid ID, restricted premises orders and restricted sale orders, performers exemptions, Crown application, application of Part 7 to Parliament/ Crown Estate, application of smoke-free places and vape-free places in prisons. 5p.
Document: Letter_to_Tobacco_and_Vapes_Bill_Committee_Members.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 25/03/2025 from Ashley Dalton MP to MPs regarding issues raised in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill




Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2023-24 mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Committee Publications
Wednesday 19th March 2025
Report - This report sets out the Committee's consideration of all instruments during 2 December 2024 to 23 February 2025.
Instruments considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee during the third quarter of the Parliamentary Year 2024-25

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Found: Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation) • Data (Use and Access) Bill • Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Friday 28th February 2025
Report - A report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on the delegated powers that are relevant to Scotland in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation).
Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers relevant to Scotland in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Found: Legislative Consent Memorandum: delegated powers relevant to Scotland in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill A



Scottish Cross Party Group Publications
Minute of the Meeting of 12 November 2024 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Independent Convenience Stores
Published: 12th Nov 2024

Found: The UK Government has now reintroduced the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which will set out provisions



Scottish Government Publications
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2024
Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2024 (Excel)

Found: ConferenceAndrew Gwynne MPTobacco and Vapes Policy2024-11-04 00:00:00Media / VirtualPre Recording for tobacco and vapes bill

Tuesday 28th January 2025
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding Tobacco and Vapes Bill: FOI release
Document: Correspondence regarding Tobacco and Vapes Bill: FOI release (webpage)

Found: Correspondence regarding Tobacco and Vapes Bill: FOI release

Tuesday 28th January 2025
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding Tobacco and Vapes Bill: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400445285 - Information Released - Documents (PDF)

Found: Correspondence regarding Tobacco and Vapes Bill: FOI release

Friday 17th January 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: MSP for Central Scotland correspondence: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400440036 - Information released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: Scotland E: [Redacted s.38(1)(b)] Dear Mr First Minister Following the fall of the Tobacco and vapes Bill

Friday 29th November 2024
Strategy Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Public Service Reform Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Source Page: Programme for Government 2024 - 2025: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Document: Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) for the Programme for Government 2024 - 2025 (PDF)

Found: PfG: Collaborate across the four nations on banning the sale of single use vapes and the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Tuesday 26th November 2024
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence with specific tobacco companies: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400425499 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: from the industry to a consultation on measures within former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill



Scottish Written Answers
S6W-34908
Asked by: Baillie, Jackie (Scottish Labour - Dumbarton)
Wednesday 12th March 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken to implement the Respiratory Care Action Plan.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

We are working with various delivery partners to implement the commitments in the Respiratory Care Action Plan (RCAP), which runs into 2026.

We established the Scottish Respiratory Advisory Committee to provide expert support to the implementation of the RCAP. The Committee identified three initial areas of focus: child to adult transition, pulmonary rehab and respiratory data.

The Committee’s Child to Adult Transitions subgroup has produced a set of recommendations to ensure children with asthma and other respiratory conditions have the best possible care and treatment as they move into adult service.

To improve the data available on respiratory conditions and ensure people with respiratory conditions are receiving the right care and support, we are working towards establishing a national audit programme for respiratory conditions. We aim to progress this with Public Health Scotland in 2025/2026.

In 2024, we published the Quality Prescribing Strategy for Respiratory: A Guide for Improvement 2024-2027 that sets out our ambitions for better access to respiratory care. This can be found here – https://www.gov.scot/publications/quality-prescribing-strategy-respiratory-guide-improvement-2024-2027/

The Centre for Sustainable Delivery based at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital is developing national patient pathways for respiratory conditions including severe asthma, COPD and sleep apnoea. This work aligns closely with the commitments in the RCAP.

The RCAP also recognises the importance of commitments under the Scottish Government’s Cleaner Air for Scotland and Warmer Homes Strategies and the refreshed Tobacco Action Plan in preventing respiratory disease.

We remain committed to a tobacco-free Scotland by 2034 and welcome the re-introduction of the UK-wide Tobacco and Vapes Bill to UK Parliament, which will help us to achieve our ambitious target.

We are supporting the introduction of Low Emission Zones to improve air quality and protect public health.

We are also committed to supporting those living in fuel poverty or at risk of fuel poverty through installing insulation and heating measures into individual properties, known as the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme. Since the launch of the first Warmer Homes Scotland scheme in 2015, the scheme has invested around £289 million and helped over 39,000 households across Scotland to live in warmer, healthier homes which are more affordable to heat through both phases of the scheme.

S6W-35244
Asked by: Lennon, Monica (Scottish Labour - Central Scotland)
Tuesday 11th March 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34303 by Jenni Minto on 18 February 2025, whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government (a) ministers and (b) officials regarding the provisions of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill that might impact on Scotland.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

I met with the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention on 04 November 2024 to discuss the Tobacco and Vapes Bill where I reaffirmed my support for this historic piece of legislation and highlighted how it could positively impact health inequalities in Scotland.

The Bill’s subsequent re-introduction on 5 November 2024 followed close collaborative work across the four nations over the content of the Bill. Officials across the four nations continue meet regularly to discuss the Bill to ensure coherence and alignment of policies, where this is possible and appropriate.

The Bill will gradually increase the age of sale for tobacco products and provide powers to legislate on vape flavours, displays, packaging, as well introduce an advertising ban for vapes and nicotine products. This will create a generational change, meaning that children born after 1 January 2009 will never legally be able to buy tobacco. This landmark legislation will ban vapes and nicotine products from being deliberately promoted and advertised to children to stop the next generation from becoming hooked on nicotine.

On 21 November 2024 a Legislative Consent Memorandum was introduced for consideration by the Scottish Parliament and I provided evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the Memorandum on 17 December 2024. I await the report from the Committee, and will then update Members and Committee on the next steps.

S6W-34920
Asked by: Baillie, Jackie (Scottish Labour - Dumbarton)
Tuesday 11th March 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards its commitment in the Respiratory Care Action Plan to work with all relevant policy areas to ensure preventative measures are embedded in all aspects of respiratory care.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

The Respiratory Care Action Plan contains broad commitments from a wide range of areas including increasing uptake of vaccines, ensuring people live in warm homes and improvement of air quality. We have made progress across a number of areas under these commitments, such as the Four Nations approach to tobacco.

Along with obesity, smoking represents a chief threat to Scotland's public health and we remain committed to a tobacco-free Scotland by 2034 and welcome the re-introduction of the UK-wide Tobacco and Vapes Bill to UK Parliament, which will help us to achieve our ambitious target.

The Bill will gradually increase the age of sale for tobacco products and provide powers to legislate on vape flavours, displays, packaging, as well introduce an advertising ban for vapes and nicotine products.

S6W-34304
Asked by: Lennon, Monica (Scottish Labour - Central Scotland)
Tuesday 18th February 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the reportedly growing issue of retailers selling nicotine products to children.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

Scottish Ministers are concerned about the use of novel nicotine products such as nicotine pouches and, in particular, their appeal to children and young people.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, if passed, will introduce a range of restrictions – for example around age of sale and advertising- applicable to these products, taking on board concerns raised by members previously about novel products becoming more prevalent on the market and their appeal to children and young people.

The purchase of vaping products is already age restricted and it is illegal to sell to, or buy them for, anyone under the age of 18. Trading Officers are using every tool at their disposal - including fixed penalty notices - to ensure retailers are not selling vaping products to under 18s. Border Force and HMRC also have an important role to control the illicit vape trade and we continue to work with them on this.

We are currently the only nation in the UK with a functioning Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Register. The Tobacco and Vaping Framework set out our intention to consider how the register could be improved. A refreshed digital product went live in January 2025. This will ensure that the register is a more effective and efficient tool for enforcement as well as for engagement with retailers on compliance with current and future legislation.

S6W-34303
Asked by: Lennon, Monica (Scottish Labour - Central Scotland)
Tuesday 18th February 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the current legislative framework is appropriate for tackling the reportedly growing issue of retailers selling nicotine products to children.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

The purchase of vaping and tobacco products is age restricted. It is illegal to sell to, or buy them for, anyone under the age of 18.

Our Tobacco and Vaping Framework, launched in 2023, is our roadmap to 2034 and a tobacco free Scotland.

Our Framework is underpinned by a wide range of legislation including legislation to support the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers. We recently launched a new digital Register platform which will help to ensure accurate data and help Trading Standards with enforcement of current and future regulations.

A key strand of the first implementation plan of the Framework is the work that has taken place across the four nations on creating a smoke free generation and tackling youth vaping, which has led to the introduction of the UK-wide Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Measures within the Bill include the introduction of a wide definition of a nicotine product, which is designed to cover products currently on the market such as nicotine pouches, as well as any future nicotine products. If passed with the consent of the Scottish Parliament the Bill will make it an offence to sell all nicotine products to under 18’s, stopping the next generation from becoming addicted.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, if passed, will also expand both the register and enforcement powers to cover herbal smoking products and nicotine products.

S6W-33612
Asked by: Lumsden, Douglas (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - North East Scotland)
Monday 27th January 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported rise in youth vaping rates, including any targeted campaigns aimed at rural areas.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

Within our 24/25 Programme for Government we committed to working across the four nations on banning the sale of single use vapes (SUV) as well as the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

SUV’s have been linked to a rapid increase in the number of young people vaping, particularly due to their low price. The SUV ban will be implemented from 1 June 2025 in line with the rest of the UK.

If passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, will restrict the promotion, advertisement and brand sharing of vapes.

Our Scotland-wide ‘Take Hold’ marketing campaign educated parents, carers and children about the dangers of vaping and increased the awareness of the harms and risks of nicotine addiction. It also contained a school toolkit.

We continue to work with Young Scot to support young people to understand the risks of using tobacco and nicotine products, and raise awareness of available cessation services and avenues to support young people to stop smoking/vaping.

S6W-32041
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland)
Tuesday 17th December 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle public health issues in (a) general and (b) relation to (i) alcohol consumption, (ii) unhealthy diets and (iii) smoking, in light of recently published data from the Office for National Statistics, which reportedly found that Scotland has some of the lowest life expectancy rates in the UK.

Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health

The Scottish Government continues to adopt a comprehensive approach to address public health issues focusing on early prevention, reducing inequalities and creating the conditions to support people to lead healthier lifestyles.

This includes addressing the underlying drivers of heath inequalities by continuing to allocate around £3 billion a year in 2024-25 to a range of actions to tackle poverty and mitigate the impacts of the ongoing cost-of-living-crisis. This includes funding for free bus travel, the provision of early learning and childcare, as well as providing direct financial support through the likes of the Scottish Child Payment.

The Scottish Government has taken clear action to improve population health including continuing and increasing Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol – estimated to have saved hundreds of lives - and delivery under our Tobacco and Vaping Framework including ongoing work on the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill to create a smokefree generation.

We are taking action to improve diet and increase physical activity. This includes ongoing work to consider restrictions on promotions of high fat, salt and sugar foods under our Diet and Healthy Weight Delivery Plan, and promoting active lifestyles through our Physical Activity for Health Framework.

Furthermore, to address long term population health challenges work is ongoing to produce a Population Health Framework in partnership with COSLA and in collaboration with our wider partners. This will set out a whole system approach on population health seeking and key actions that seek to improve population health.



Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Intergovernmental activity update Q1 2025
Thursday 24th April 2025
This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter one (January to March) of 2025.
View source webpage

Found: 2025 Partial consent recommended (i.e. consent to some, but not all, relevant provisions) Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024
Tuesday 25th March 2025
None
View source webpage

Found: Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 Legislative Consent Memorandums 2 Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024
Tuesday 25th February 2025
None
View source webpage

Found: Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 Legislative Consent Memorandums 2 Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2024
Thursday 30th January 2025
This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter four (October to December) of 2024.
View source webpage

Found: during Q4 2024 Bill title Date memorandum lodged Consent recommendation by Scottish Government Tobacco and Vapes Bill




Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2023-24 mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Committee Publications
Thursday 9th January 2025
PDF - Letter from Chair Health and Social Care Committee to Stakeholders - 09 January 2025

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: 9 January 2025 Dear colleague Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - LCM TV10 - Public Health Wales

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: The measures proposed in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill fully complement this strategy and will enable Wales


PDF - LCM TV11 - Cancer Research UK

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Research UK for the Health and Social Care Committee Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - LCM TV04 - Welsh NHS Confederation

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Social Care Committee’s scrutiny of the Legislative Consent Memorandum (“the LCM”) on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - LCM TV01 - BMA Cymru Wales

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Senedd Health and Social Care Committee Scrutiny of the Legislative Consent Memorandum: Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - LCM TV03 - Trading Standards Wales

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Trading Standards Wales (TSW) represents


PDF - LCM TV02 - Asthma + Lung UK

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - LCM TV07 - Philip Morris Ltd

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Health and Social Care Committee Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Philip


PDF - LCM TV09 - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Cymru (RCPCH)

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Health and Social Care Committee’s call for comments on the Legislative Consent Memorandum Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - LCM TV08 - Independent British Vape Trade Association ( IBVTA)

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Health and Social Care Committee’s scrutiny of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - LCM TV05 - Children's Commissioner for Wales

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Date / Dyddiad: 24.01.2025 Subject / Pwnc: Legislative Consent Memorandum – UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - Legislative Consent Memorandum

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: 1 LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM TOBACCO AND VAPES BILL 1.


PDF - 7 February 2025

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Constitution Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - report

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill 1.


PDF - report

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: February 2025 The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - agreed

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Constitution Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - agreed

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: Constitution Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - report for 2023/24

Inquiry: Annual Report 2021/22


Found: (Amendment) Bill – The Senedd had not voted on whether to grant consent to the Bill; ▪ Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - Report

Inquiry: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25


Found: evidence paper refers to the UK Government’s action on tobacco and vaping, including the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


PDF - Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: 1 SUPPLEMENTARY LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM (MEMORANDUM NO 2) Tobacco and Vapes Bill 1


PDF - responded

Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill


Found: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill Welsh Government



Welsh Government Publications
Friday 29th November 2024

Source Page: Written Statement: The Welsh Government response to the Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023/24 (29 November 2024)
Document: Written Statement: The Welsh Government response to the Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023/24 (29 November 2024) (webpage)

Found: Tobacco and Vapes Bill To support schools with the challenges around vape use we asked Public Health

Tuesday 5th November 2024

Source Page: Written Statement: The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill (5 November 2024)
Document: Written Statement: The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill (5 November 2024) (webpage)

Found: Written Statement: The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill (5 November 2024)

Tuesday 5th November 2024

Source Page: Time to ‘stub it out’ for a generation
Document: Time to ‘stub it out’ for a generation (webpage)

Found: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which will cover all 4 UK nations, will seeall young people born on or after

Monday 3rd June 2024

Source Page: Written Statement: The UK Government’s Legislative Programme (3 June 2024)
Document: Written Statement: The UK Government’s Legislative Programme (3 June 2024) (webpage)

Found: and Freehold Bill Reform Bill Leasehold and Freehold Bill Reform Bill Renters (Reform) Bill Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Wednesday 15th May 2024

Source Page: Written Statement: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee – 12 March 2024 (9 May 2024)
Document: Written Statement: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee – 12 March 2024 (9 May 2024) (webpage)

Found: As part of the discussion relating to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, I noted that, whist we agreed to work

Thursday 9th May 2024

Source Page: Written Statement: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee – 12 March 2024 (9 May 2024)
Document: Written Statement: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee – 12 March 2024 (9 May 2024) (webpage)

Found: As part of the discussion relating to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, I noted that, whist we agreed to work

Thursday 14th March 2024

Source Page: Cabinet meeting: 29 January 2024
Document: Minutes (webpage)

Found: It was the intention of the UK government to introduce a Tobacco and Vapes Bill into UK Parliament in

Thursday 15th February 2024

Source Page: Draft Budget 2024 to 2025
Document: Ministers' written evidence to Senedd scrutiny committees on allocations within each MEG (PDF)

Found: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was formally announced in the King’s Speech during the state opening of Parliament

Friday 2nd February 2024

Source Page: Written Statement: “Towards a Smoke-free Wales Tobacco Control Delivery Plan 2022-24” Annual Report for the period July 2022 - July 2023 (2 February 2024)
Document: Written Statement: “Towards a Smoke-free Wales Tobacco Control Delivery Plan 2022-24” Annual Report for the period July 2022 - July 2023 (2 February 2024) (webpage)

Found: Following the publication of mywritten statement on 29 Januaryconfirming plans for a new Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Monday 29th January 2024

Source Page: Written Statement: Creating a Smoke-free Generation and Tackling Youth Vaping Consultation (29 January 2024)
Document: Written Statement: Creating a Smoke-free Generation and Tackling Youth Vaping Consultation (29 January 2024) (webpage)

Found: November, His Majesty King Charles III set out plans for the UK Government to introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Monday 29th January 2024

Source Page: Welsh Government to ban disposable vapes and back plans for raising smoking age
Document: Welsh Government to ban disposable vapes and back plans for raising smoking age (webpage)

Found: and received 27,921 responses, 1,018 from Wales.The UK Government will now bring forward a Tobacco and Vapes Bill



Welsh Written Answers
WQ95285
Asked by: Andrew RT Davies (Welsh Conservative Party - South Wales Central)
Thursday 2nd January 2025

Question

Further to WQ92448, will the Cabinet Secretary work with Transport for Wales and other rail operators in Wales to closely monitor the issue and enforcement of no smoking and vaping at stations?

Answered by Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Since 2007, smoking has been prohibited in enclosed and substantially enclosed public places and workplaces. Some organisations have gone further than the legislation requires by introducing additional restrictions on smoking, such as on train platforms, and have also acted to prevent vapes use - on trains for example.

Our aim is to continue to denormalise tobacco use, and this type of voluntary action further protects public health and ensures all passengers can use services free from exposure to dangerous second-hand smoke or unwanted e-cigarette vapour. We therefore continue to expect British Transport Police to work with the train operators to manage enforcement of the legislation and their smoking and vaping bans effectively.

Officials regularly meet with Transport for Wales who operate all stations in Wales and will ensure this issue is raised with them so that any further support or actions required by the Welsh Government can be identified and progressed.

We are also working with governments from across the UK to take cross-government action on smoking and vape use via the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which was introduced to UK Parliament on 5 November. As well as creating a smokefree generation by increasing the age of sale for tobacco and measures to tackle youth vaping, the Bill introduces powers to extend smoke-free laws so that they could also prohibit the use of vapes and heated tobacco products in specified areas where smoking is prohibited. These provisions extend to the whole of the UK. The Bill is currently being considered by Parliament and is at Committee stage. If the Bill is passed, the vape and heated tobacco free measures will be subject to consultation and guided by public health advice.

WQ94724
Asked by: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central)
Wednesday 30th October 2024

Question

What support will the Welsh Government offer parents, schools, and children to deal with nicotine addiction and other issues arising from use of vapes by children, ahead of the ban on single-use vapes coming into effect on 1 June 2025?

Answered by Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Health advice on vapes is clear - if you do not smoke, do not vape, and children and young people should never vape. However, the number of children and young people using vapes has increased significantly in recent years and we know these products are being targeted at children through their flavours and packaging.

All four UK governments are committed to addressing smoking and youth vaping. My Officials have collaborated closely with those in the other UK nations to develop the Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024 which aims to create a smoke-free generation and tackle youth vaping by introducing new measures to restrict flavours, point of sale displays, and packaging of vapes, making vapes and other nicotine products less appealing and available to children. Additionally, it includes provisions to prevent these products from being intentionally branded and advertised to children. The Bill will also prohibit vape vending machines and the free distribution of vapes, and it will make it illegal to sell any nicotine products, both nicotine and non-nicotine vapes, to under 18s.

Single-use vapes are a wasteful use of resources, create litter and plastic pollution in our environment and are linked to youth vaping. To help address this, the Welsh Government will, from the 1 June 2025, ban the supply of single-use vapes in Wales. This ban is being taken forward separately to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and will be co-ordinated with the other nations in the UK to support consumers, businesses and enforcement understand the new laws.

I agree with Public Health Wales' (PHW) Incident Response Group (IRG) recommendation to treat vaping as a dependency issue and prioritise support over punishment for young people. At present, individuals aged 12 years and older who smoke or vape can receive the same support as adult smokers through Help Me Quit (HMQ), which includes comprehensive behavioural assistance and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), customised to their individual requirements. Those over 12 who exclusively vape can access one session of behavioural support from HMQ but without NRT. While free NRT access for those who only vape is not currently available through HMQ, Officials are working with PHW and Community Pharmacy teams to create pathways for future regular provision.

PHW has observed increased demand for its HMQ service from those addicted to nicotine through vaping and has formed a project board with experts from education, smoking cessation, and the third sector in Wales to review and enhance support services.

WQ93863
Asked by: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central)
Tuesday 10th September 2024

Question

Will the Welsh Government meet with the UK Government to discuss plans for further smoking restrictions, following the implementation of Part 3 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Welsh Government Ministers and officials meet frequently with the UK Government to discuss measures to tackle smoking and its negative impacts on health and wellbeing. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill applied to Wales when it was laid in Parliament earlier this year and I was pleased to see its inclusion in the King’s Speech in July. I fully support the planned Bill’s aims to introduce a progressive smoking ban to create a smoke free generation and if passed, we will continue to work with the other governments across the UK to implement its provisions.

The Welsh Ministers already have comprehensive regulation making powers to designate smoke-free areas in Wales. In addition to restricting smoking in indoor workplaces and premises that are open to the public, on 1 March 2021 we introduced the landmark law (the first in the UK) to require all hospital grounds, school grounds, public playgrounds and the outdoor care settings for children in Wales to be smoke-free. Section 13, Chapter 1, Part 3 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 enables the Welsh Ministers to go further if required and designate additional smoke-free premises. These premises do not need to be enclosed or substantially enclosed (i.e. they may be open spaces). As the majority of people in Wales are non-smokers, we continue to look at all options available to support people to enjoy public places, free from exposure to dangerous second-hand smoke.

WQ93042
Asked by: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central)
Monday 3rd June 2024

Question

What action will the Welsh Government be taking to tackle youth vaping and smoking given that the the UK Government’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill will not now become law during this Parliament?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

The negative impacts of smoking on our health and wellbeing are well known and I am extremely disappointed the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill did not progress through UK Parliament before its dissolution ahead of the General Election. We had worked closely with the UK Government and the other Devolved Governments on the development of the Bill to ensure it reflected Wales’s public health ambitions.

Smoking is a huge burden on our NHS and social care services and contributes significantly to health. We will continue to highlight the need for this essential and world-leading legislation – which is supported by all Chief Medical Officers across the UK.

 We are committed to our ambitious target of achieving a smoke-free Wales by 2030, reducing smoking levels in our communities to 5% or less. I am looking at all opportunities available to meet our smokefree Wales ambition and will continue to consider legislative options to strengthen our approach to eradicating smoking from our society and to keep vapes out of the hands of children and young people.

To support children and young people, we run the JustB Smoke Free programme which operates in socio-economically disadvantaged areas to prevent the uptake of smoking.

Public Health Wales’ Vaping Among Children and Young People Incident Response Group published their report on 18 April which sought to fully understand the scale of the issue in Wales. The Welsh Government will consider the report’s recommendations carefully in due course.

In September 2023 Public Health Wales published ‘Information and Guidance on Vaping for Secondary-aged learners in Wales’. Building on this, Public Health Wales have developed new resources for teachers to understand the impact of vaping on learners and how to incorporate that understanding into their teaching, which are currently being piloted.

As the prevalence of e-cigarette use increases across both adults and children and young people in Wales, Help Me Quit (HMQ) is experiencing increased demand for vaping support. In response to this demand, there is recognition that the current HMQ service offer may need to evolve to reflect the rapidly evolving landscape in respect of e-cigarettes/vaping. Public Health Wales are exploring how services can be adapted to better support those experiencing any form of nicotine addiction.

We will take action on single-use vapes. These products have significant environmental impacts and are an important driver of the recent increase in youth vaping. We recently announced our intention to ban these products from 1 April 2025.

WQ93025
Asked by: Vikki Howells (Welsh Labour - Cynon Valley)
Friday 31st May 2024

Question

Will the Cabinet Secretary set out the Welsh Government’s assessment of the impact of the loss of the planned UK Government Tobacco and Vapes Bill due to the calling of the general election, on plans to create a smoke-free Wales?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

I am extremely disappointed the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill did not progress through UK Parliament before its dissolution ahead of the General Election. We had worked closely with the UK Government and the other Devolved Governments on the development of the Bill to ensure it reflected Wales’s public health ambitions.

However, we are committed to our ambitious target of achieving a smoke-free Wales by 2030, reducing smoking levels in our communities to 5% or less.

Smoking is a huge burden on our NHS and social care services and contributes significantly to health. We will continue to highlight the need for this essential and world-leading legislation – which is supported by all Chief Medical Officers across the UK.

But any future decisions about a UK-wide Bill will be for the next UK Government which forms following the election. We will continue to work closely on a four-nation basis to progress action on tackling smoking and reducing youth vaping.

We will take action on single-use vapes. These products have significant environmental impacts and are an important driver of the recent increase in youth vaping. We announced our intention to ban these products from 1 April 2025.

WQ92884
Asked by: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central)
Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Question

What is the Cabinet Secretary doing to tackle vaping among children?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

The rise in vaping among children and young people is very concerning. These products have no place in the hands of children and young people however, we know they are being actively targeted at them. Addressing youth vaping is therefore at the heart of the measures in the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which was laid before Parliament on 20 March 2024.

Last year, Public Health Wales established a Vaping Among Children and Young People Incident Response Group to understand the scale of the issue in Wales. In addition to gathering evidence and data and investigating possible causes, the group looked to establish control measures to reduce the risk of ongoing harm and develop multi agency actions in Wales. It published its report on 18 April, highlighting the need to support young people who are addicted to nicotine in vapes. This is an area I know PHW is already looking at, including how we adapt our services to better support people, including young people to quit their nicotine addiction. I will be considering the report’s recommendations carefully in due course.

I am aware of the challenges vape use presents for schools. In September 2023, PHW published Information and Guidance on Vaping for Secondary-aged learners in Wales to support schools with this issue. This guidance drew on the expertise of professionals from health, education and smoking cessation services and set out 10 key actions for schools to address vaping, including those related to policies and practices, communication and support. Guidance was also provided on how to engage with young people who are using vapes as well as recommendations for appropriate actions and referrals. Building on this guidance, resources to support teachers to understand the issues and impact of vaping on learners and to incorporate that understanding into their teaching have been developed by the PHW and are currently being piloted with an expectation that they will be available before the end of the school year. These resources are all aimed at supporting schools to take consistent and effective action to address vaping amongst the learners they support.

We are taking action on single-use (disposable) vapes. Not only do these products have significant environmental impacts, but they are also understood to be an important driver of the recent increases in youth vaping. The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs recently announced our intention to ban these products from 1 April 2025. The ban in Wales will be aligned with similar action in England and Scotland and will provide businesses with the necessary time to prepare for the changes, supported by the publication of guidance and communication materials which are being developed in collaboration with business representative groups.

WQ92885
Asked by: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central)
Tuesday 21st May 2024

Question

How is the Welsh Government ensuring regulations on vaping products are enforced, following the recent ASH Wales Youth Vaping Survey which showed 55 per cent of pupils that vape were using likely illegal, unregulated products containing over 600 puffs?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

I welcome the publication of the ASH Wales survey of public opinion on tobacco control in Wales. It is encouraging to see that there is clear support for tighter controls on vapes, including support for our planned ban on single use vapes from April 2025.

Vapes should never be used by children, young people and non-smokers however we know they are being actively targeted at them. We are working closely with the other UK governments to tackle youth vaping and to reduce the appeal and availability of vapes to children through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which is currently progressing through Parliament. If the Bill is passed, the Welsh Government continue to work with the other UK nations to develop the details of the regulations that will restrict the flavours and contents of vapes, their retail packaging and the point of sale displays so that we can prevent these products being obtained and use by children in Wales. The measures will be subject to further consultation and analysis ahead of their introduction and we will ensure we work with stakeholders so that they have time to prepare before the new controls come into effect. 

I am also deeply concerned about reports of illicit vapes – not only in relation to underage sales of products to children but also regarding the safety and quality of some products which have been found to contain contaminants like lead and higher than permitted levels of nicotine. We are supporting Trading Standards Wales to tackle this issue so that they can take rigorous enforcement action and deal with the illegal market. We are also looking to strengthen the enforcement tools available in Wales and enable enforcement authorities to issue fixed penalty notices of £100 for the underage sale of tobacco and vaping products. These measures, which also form part of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, will enable enforcement teams to take swifter action and issue on-the-spot fines to retailers, instead of needing to take action through the courts.

WQ92726
Asked by: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central)
Thursday 9th May 2024

Question

What consideration has the Cabinet Secretary given to the long-term impact on NHS Wales’s funding if the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is successfully implemented, especially in terms of reduced demand for smoking-cessation services?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced to the UK Parliament on 20 March and has the potential to be one of the most significant public health interventions in a generation. If passed, the Bill will raise the age of sale of tobacco products by one year, every year and effectively take cigarettes and tobacco products out of reach of young people. To tackle youth vaping, the Bill provides powers to restrict flavours, point of sale and packaging for both nicotine and non-nicotine vaping products.

Smoking has a devastating impact on individuals, on society and our health service. It significantly increases the risk of cancer, respiratory diseases and dementia and is responsible for around 5,600 deaths per year in Wales. Treating smoking-related diseases has major economic impacts, costing the NHS in Wales an estimated £302m a year. This is why we established our ambitious target in 2022 to create a smokefree society by 2030 and why, we are taking forward actions to support more people to quit and to prevent the uptake of smoking in the first place.

To support the Bill, the UK Government’s Department for Health and Social Care published a comprehensive Impact Assessment that sets out the costs of benefits of the policies. In the long term, the measures in the Bill aim to reduce smoking prevalence by preventing smoking uptake.

WQ92509
Asked by: Andrew RT Davies (Welsh Conservative Party - South Wales Central)
Thursday 25th April 2024

Question

What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the health impacts of nicotine for children addicted to vapes?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

I am very concerned by reports of increases in the number of children and young people vaping.

These products are being promoted in a way that appeals to children, including through their use of flavours, where they are displayed in shops and their retail packaging. This is clearly unacceptable and extremely worrying given the addictive nature of nicotine and the unknown long-term health impacts of vapes.

Last year, Public Health Wales established a Vaping Among Children and Young People Incident Response Group (IRG) to understand the scale of the issue in Wales.

The IRG’s report was published on 18 April. It found the vast majority of children and young people in Wales do not vape but there has been a substantial increase in youth vaping and an increasing proportion of young people using vapes are vaping daily and reporting nicotine dependency.

I am grateful to the IRG for undertaking their investigation and welcome the report. Whilst I will be considering the recommendations carefully, I have noted that the IRG has recommended that vaping should be regarded as a dependency issue and therefore those young people who are addicted to nicotine in vapes should be supported.

This is an area that I know Public Health Wales is already looking at, including how we adapt our services to better support people, including young people to quit their addiction.

One of the ways to address youth vaping and nicotine dependency is to put in place measures that make vaping less appealing. We are therefore working closely with the other UK governments to tackle youth vaping by reducing the appeal and availability of vapes through the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill. We also plan to introduce a ban on single-use vapes from 1 April 2025.

WQ90691
Asked by: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central)
Wednesday 31st January 2024

Question

What is the Minister's assessment of a study by academics at University College London published in Public Health in January 2024, which recommends regulating the branding of e-cigarettes to prevent them appealing to children?

Answered by Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

I am very concerned by the increasing number of young people using vape products and support much stronger restrictions on the industry to prevent these products being marketed to children. I welcome the analysis undertaken by academics at University College London which aimed to establish who would be affected by a ban on disposable vapes. The authors also point to a range of potential measures to reduce disposable vaping products being used by children including prohibiting branding with appeal to children (e.g. bright colours, sweet names, and cartoon characters) across all e-cigarette products and packaging (not just disposables) as well as prohibiting the promotion of e-cigarettes in shops and putting them out of sight and reach of children.

Following a joint four nations consultation on proposals to create a smokefree generation and to tackle youth vaping, the Welsh Government, along with those in the other UK Nations published the consultation outcome document on 29 January. In this document we set out our intention to introduce a Tobacco and Vapes Bill at the earliest opportunity to prevent young people from ever purchasing tobacco. The Bill will also provide powers to regulate vapes, including flavourings, packaging and the placement of these products in shops, with the aim of reducing use of these products by young people. Separately, and in light of the significant environmental concerns around disposable vapes, the Welsh Government, along with the UK and Scottish governments, will bring forward legislation to introduce a ban on disposable vapes. Further details on our plans are provided in my written statement, published on 29 January.

In taking forward these measures, it is extremely important that we take all actions necessary to address tobacco and youth vaping, but in a way that minimises unintended consequences particularly to former smokers because we know that vapes can be useful to some in helping them to quit smoking. Whilst we all share a desire to take action swiftly, my officials are working closely with those in the other UK nations to ensure the legislation we develop is as well designed and as comprehensive as necessary to achieve our objectives.

WQ90245
Asked by: Rhys ab Owen (Independent Member - South Wales Central)
Wednesday 20th December 2023

Question

How has the Welsh Government been working with the UK Government to close the legal loophole that allows vapes to be given to children as samples?

Answered by Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing

It is clearly unacceptable that free samples of vaping products are able to be given out to under 18’s and I fully support changing the law to close this loophole.

Following the recent UK Government’s Youth vaping: call for evidence the Welsh Government is working closely with the other UK nations to develop comprehensive measures to reduce the appeal and availability of vapes to children. The consultation paper Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping was published on 12 October and included proposals to increase the age of sale for tobacco as well as measures to restrict the flavours, packaging and presentation of vapes, restrictions on point of sale displays and on the sale of disposable vaping products. The consultation closed on 6 December and the responses are being analysed. Once this process is completed, we will consider our next steps as well as the legislative options, including the potential for the proposed Tobacco and Vapes Bill to apply in Wales as appropriate.



Welsh Senedd Debates
2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
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Tuesday 18th February 2025 - None
5. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from item 6 of the meeting and the meeting on 19 February when the Committee will be considering its report on the Legislative Consent Memoranda for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
None speech (None words)
Thursday 13th February 2025 - None
2. Legislative Consent Memorandum: Tobacco and Vapes Bill (2024 - 2025)
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Thursday 6th February 2025 - None
3. Legislative Consent Memorandum: Mental Health Bill
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Thursday 6th February 2025 - None
2. Evidence session with the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery on the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill
None speech (None words)
Monday 13th January 2025 - None
2. Scrutiny session with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
None speech (None words)
Monday 9th December 2024 - None
3. Updates to previous petitions
None speech (None words)
Monday 18th November 2024 - None
7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
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Wednesday 13th November 2024 - None
5. Papers to note
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Monday 11th November 2024 - None
7. Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Annual Report 2023-24
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Tuesday 15th October 2024 - None
1. Questions to the First Minister
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Tuesday 8th October 2024 - None
8. Plaid Cymru Debate: NHS waiting lists
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Wednesday 18th September 2024 - None
2. Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
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Wednesday 19th June 2024 - None
7. Paper(s) to note
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Thursday 6th June 2024 - None
4. Papers to note
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Monday 3rd June 2024 - None
5. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Control of tobacco and nicotine products
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 15th May 2024 - None
4. Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Creating a smoke-free generation and tackling youth vaping
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 - None
3. Questions to the Counsel General
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 - None
4. Papers to note
None speech (None words)
Monday 22nd April 2024 - None
2. Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25 - evidence session 1
None speech (None words)
Thursday 11th January 2024 - None
2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
None speech (None words)
Wednesday 15th November 2023 - None
1. Questions to the First Minister
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 14th November 2023 - None


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