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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

May. 21 2024

Source Page: Atomic Weapons Establishment records part 5
Document: (PDF)

Found: dos-e .


Written Question
Electronic Cigarettes: Health Education
Tuesday 21st May 2024

Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to educate young people on the potential health impacts of (a) vaping and (b) nicotine pouches.

Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)

The department has included a specific reference to the dangers of e-cigarettes in the amended relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance, which was published for consultation on 16 May 2024. On 1 June 2023, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, announced an intervention which will take steps to prevent children obtaining e-cigarettes illegally.

The current RSHE statutory guidance, which sets out the topics the subjects should cover, already states that in primary and secondary school, pupils should be taught the facts about legal and illegal harmful substances and associated risks. This includes smoking, alcohol use and drug taking, as well as supplements drug education which is part of the National Curriculum for Key Stages 2 and 3 science.

To support schools to deliver this content effectively, the department published a suite of teacher training modules, including on drugs, alcohol and tobacco, which makes specific reference to e-cigarettes.



Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Letter from NCD Alliance Scotland to the HSCS Convener concerning the Tobacco and Vapes Bill LCM, 20 May 2024
Tobacco and Vapes Bill LCM

Correspondence May. 20 2024

Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: Tobacco Harm in Scotland • Up to 15% of adults smoke cigarettes in Scotland , around 670,000 adults


Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Letter from Cancer Research UK to the HSCS Convener concerning the Tobacco and Vapes Bill legislative consent memorandum, 17 May 2024
Tobacco and Vapes Bill LCM

Correspondence May. 17 2024

Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: Evidence so far shows that legal e -cigarettes are far less harmful than smoking and can help people


Bill Documents
16 May 2024 - Bill
Bill 220 2023-24 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2023-24

Found: Purchase of tobacco etc on behalf of others 3 Tobacco vending machines 4 Sale of unpackaged cigarettes


Bill Documents
16 May 2024 - Bill
Bill 220 2023-24 - large print (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2023-24

Found: Purchase of tobacco etc on behalf of others 3 Tobacco vending machines 4 Sale of unpackaged cigarettes


Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Ministry of Justice

May. 16 2024

Source Page: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2023
Document: (Excel)

Found: contrary to regulations under the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (These regulations include e-cigarettes


Public Bill Committees
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Eighth sitting)
Committee stage: 8th sitting - Tue 14 May 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Andrea Leadsom (Con - South Northamptonshire) a pack of cigarettes, discouraging manufacturers from selling cheap cigarettes by reducing the profitability - Speech Link
2: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) regulations introduce a scheme in England to require a person to obtain a licence before selling tobacco, e-cigarettes - Speech Link
3: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) e-cigarettes on radio and TV programmes, where they are most likely to be widely seen. - Speech Link
4: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) enabling the Secretary of State to perform functions under paragraph (11)(b), a person who produces e-cigarettes - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Seventh sitting)
Committee stage: 7th sitting - Tue 14 May 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) The ban on menthol cigarettes is one example. - Speech Link
2: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) The standards in the TRPR were developed for e-cigarettes only in the EU tobacco products directive back - Speech Link
3: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) E-liquids available on the market called Candy King look like sherbet dip. - Speech Link
4: Andrea Leadsom (Con - South Northamptonshire) packaging, as well as the substances that may be included and the amount of any substance within the e-liquid - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Smartphones and Social Media: Children - Tue 14 May 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: None [Relevant document: e-petition 655473, Ban smartphones and camera phones for under 16s.] - Speech Link
2: Neale Hanvey (Alba - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) When I was a youngster, it was easy for young people to buy cigarettes and to go into a pub and get booze - Speech Link
3: Neil O'Brien (Con - Harborough) heard in my time in this House.In the 1940s, advertising men told us that more doctors smoked Camel cigarettes - Speech Link