Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the environmental impacts of disposable e-vapes.

The Government is seeking to develop its evidence base on the environmental impacts of disposable e-vapes.

Whilst there are no immediate plans to introduce a ban, the Government is concerned by the increasing use of disposable vaping products, particularly amongst children, and their impact on the environment when they become waste. We are exploring a range of measures to address these issues. The Department plans to consult on reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations this year. It will consider what more can be done to improve levels of collection re-use and recycling of electrical equipment including vapes.