Prisons: Electronic Cigarettes

(asked on 22nd July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are trials in any prisons in the north of England regarding preventing prisoners from accessing vapes; and, if so, when they expect the evaluation of those trials to be published.


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

The Prison Service is considering the practical implications of vape removal. There are currently no active trials to prevent prisoners accessing vapes in prisons in the north of England.

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