Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require companies to use plain packaging on vaping products.

The Government has no plans to ban vaping in public enclosed places, nor to ban vaping in cars carrying children. In 2016, the Government published guidance to inform evidence-based policy making on vaping in public places, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-e-cigarettes-in-public-places-and-workplaces

Organisations can use this guidance should they wish to implement their own evidence-based polices. Regarding plain packaging, our recently launched youth vaping call for evidence explores issues related to the appearance of vaping products. Once this closes on 6 June 2023, the Government will assess a range of options based on the evidence provided, including potential future changes to vaping policy and regulation.