Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of e-cigarette smoke on people with asthma in enclosed public places.

The Nicotine vaping in England: 2022 evidence update found that there is limited evidence that vaping negatively affects lung function among adults with asthma. In 2016, the Government published guidance to inform evidence-based policy making on vapes in public places. This included guidance that people with asthma and other respiratory conditions can be sensitive to a range of environmental irritants, which could include the vapour produced from a vape. The guidance noted that the interests of such individuals should be taken into account when developing policies and adjustments made where necessary. The best thing any smoker can do for their health is to quit smoking, and those with asthma will benefit hugely from stopping smoking.