Prisons: Electronic Cigarettes

(asked on 22nd July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to trial the removal of vapes in prisons.


Answered by
Lord Lemos Portrait
Lord Lemos
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 3rd August 2026

The Prison Service has established a national working group to consider future policy options relating to vaping in prisons. This work remains at an early stage of development, and no decisions have been made. Several prisons in the north of England are also considering the practical implications of vape removal.

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