Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make it his policy to recommend vaping as a substitute for smoking in the (a) Health Disparities White Paper or (b) Tobacco Control Plan for England.

The Government’s aim is to maximise the opportunities for smokers to switch to vaping whilst preventing non-smokers and young people from starting to vape. We are considering the recommendations of the recent review led by Dr Javed Khan, which will inform the health disparities white paper and the Tobacco Control Plan.