Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the costs, benefits and risks to the public in line with the Better Regulation guidance when drafting forthcoming Tobacco and Related Products regulations.

A post implementation review (PIR) into The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 has been conducted in accordance with the Better Regulation Framework (BRF) guidance. The PIR has considered the costs, benefits and risks to the public of the current regulations. Any future tobacco and related products regulatory changes would be conducted in accordance with the BRF guidance.