Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any evidence reviews, research studies, behavioural analyses and international evaluations were disregarded while developing the proposals contained in the consultation entitled Tobacco and vapes: packaging, appearance and display.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Members to the Government's consultations, and accompanying consultation stage impact assessments, on smoke-free, heated tobacco-free, and vape-free places, and on the packaging, device appearance, and display of tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. The Government will carefully consider the responses before taking decisions on future regulations.

I refer the Hon. Members to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill House of Lords debate on 24 February 2026 in relation to filters. Evidence is still developing and there are no current plans to consult on plain packaging and promotions restrictions. No assessment has been taken on filters being used to circumvent the current flavours ban.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which cigarette filters are used to circumvent the ban on menthol and other characterising flavours in tobacco products.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Members to the Government's consultations, and accompanying consultation stage impact assessments, on smoke-free, heated tobacco-free, and vape-free places, and on the packaging, device appearance, and display of tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. The Government will carefully consider the responses before taking decisions on future regulations.

I refer the Hon. Members to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill House of Lords debate on 24 February 2026 in relation to filters. Evidence is still developing and there are no current plans to consult on plain packaging and promotions restrictions. No assessment has been taken on filters being used to circumvent the current flavours ban.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence her Department has considered on the role of product differentiation, branding and consumer information in supporting switching from combustible tobacco products to vaping products among adult smokers.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Members to the Government's consultations, and accompanying consultation stage impact assessments, on smoke-free, heated tobacco-free, and vape-free places, and on the packaging, device appearance, and display of tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. The Government will carefully consider the responses before taking decisions on future regulations.

I refer the Hon. Members to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill House of Lords debate on 24 February 2026 in relation to filters. Evidence is still developing and there are no current plans to consult on plain packaging and promotions restrictions. No assessment has been taken on filters being used to circumvent the current flavours ban.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) packaging, (b) nicotine strength and (c) point-of-sale requirements for nicotine pouches on the level of protection of children and young people from nicotine exposure and use.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Members to the Government's consultations, and accompanying consultation stage impact assessments, on smoke-free, heated tobacco-free, and vape-free places, and on the packaging, device appearance, and display of tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. The Government will carefully consider the responses before taking decisions on future regulations.

I refer the Hon. Members to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill House of Lords debate on 24 February 2026 in relation to filters. Evidence is still developing and there are no current plans to consult on plain packaging and promotions restrictions. No assessment has been taken on filters being used to circumvent the current flavours ban.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to make it illegal to vape in pubs and hospitality venues.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Members to the Government's consultations, and accompanying consultation stage impact assessments, on smoke-free, heated tobacco-free, and vape-free places, and on the packaging, device appearance, and display of tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. The Government will carefully consider the responses before taking decisions on future regulations.

I refer the Hon. Members to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill House of Lords debate on 24 February 2026 in relation to filters. Evidence is still developing and there are no current plans to consult on plain packaging and promotions restrictions. No assessment has been taken on filters being used to circumvent the current flavours ban.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will consult on requiring cigarette filters to be sold in plain packaging and restrict their promotion.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Members to the Government's consultations, and accompanying consultation stage impact assessments, on smoke-free, heated tobacco-free, and vape-free places, and on the packaging, device appearance, and display of tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products. The Government will carefully consider the responses before taking decisions on future regulations.

I refer the Hon. Members to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill House of Lords debate on 24 February 2026 in relation to filters. Evidence is still developing and there are no current plans to consult on plain packaging and promotions restrictions. No assessment has been taken on filters being used to circumvent the current flavours ban.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department for Business and Trade has made any assessment of the potential effect of the measures in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on (a) restaurants, (b) pubs, (c) small and independent retailers.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson

The Department published an impact assessment for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill during its parliamentary passage. This included analysis of the expected impact on businesses from the bill measures, including small and micro businesses, retailers, and the hospitality sector.

Broadly, the analysis concluded that the measures in the bill will introduce some cost to business, including familiarisation costs and potential impacts from reduced tobacco, vape, and nicotine product sales and lost profits. We also expect that the bill’s measures will deliver a range of benefits, particularly wider public health benefits. For example, the smoke-free generation policy is expected to deliver significant health benefits to individuals and reductions to the National Health Service, social care, and productivity costs by reducing the number of people taking up smoking. Overall, the estimated net benefit of the smoke-free generation policy is over £30 billion, in 2024 prices, over 30 years.

Found: the 2026 Act and copies can be obtained at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-impact-assessment

Found: the 2026 Act and copies can be obtained at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-impact-assessment

Found: the 2026 Act and copies can be obtained at  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-impact-assessment

Found: the 2026 Act and copies can be obtained at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-impact-assessment

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Found: This led to the introduction of the first Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament.

Found: This led to the introduction of the first Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament in March 202427.

Found: This led to the introduction of the second Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament, announced in the King

Found: This led to the introduction of the first Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament in March 202428.

Found: This led to the introduction of the second Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament, announced in the King

Found: Written evidence response: Tobacco and Vapes Bill 52 Asthma and Lung UK.

Found: This led to the introduction of the first Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament.

Found: Written evidence response: Tobacco and Vapes Bill 52 Asthma and Lung UK.

Found: • The Tobacco and Vapes Bill: This Bill makes provision to prohibit the sale of tobacco to anyone

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Found: retail outlook post-budget, retail crime, business rates support, Deposit Return Schemes, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

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Found: Parliament explicitly raised the need for category-specific analysis during scrutiny of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

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Found: • The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, introducing a progressive smoking ban and a ban on advertising vapes

Found: sentence of first bulleted paragraph Text currently reads: We will pass the world-leading Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Found: the 2026 Act and copies can be obtained at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-impact-assessment

Found: the 2026 Act and copies can be obtained at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-impact-assessment

Found: options Background Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (the 2026 Act) On 29 April 2026 the UK-wide Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Found: discussed.24 The views of children and young people fed into the groups’ recommendations to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

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