Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to discourage children and young people from vaping.

While the Government  supports adult smokers switching to vaping in order to quit smoking,  we continue to discourage use in children and non-smokers. We have introduced a regulatory framework to deter the appeal of vaping to children through restricting product advertising, limits on nicotine strength, labelling and safety requirements and it is illegal to sell vapes to those aged under 18 years old. The Department continues to work with the relevant agencies to ensure these regulations are enforced in England.

We have updated online information and advice on the  Better Health and Talk to Frank platform. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work with the Department of Education to communicate with schools policies to prevent children from vaping.