Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the proposal tabled for the forthcoming World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties to ban or restrict the sale of certain e-cigarette flavours to responsible adults.

The Government has no further plans to ban or restrict the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes in England. The Tobacco and Related Products Regulation already contain provisions which prohibit e-liquids from containing any ingredients that pose a risk to human health.

The Government advice has been clear, the best thing a smoker can do is to quit and quit for good. For those that are unable to quit, switching to e-cigarettes is less harmful than continuing to smoke. Claims relating to cessation can be made on any product that has been licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and has successfully evidenced those claims for that particular product.

The Government has no current plans to extend smoke-free legislation to e-cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products, as the basis for this legislation is the health harms associated with second-hand tobacco smoke.