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Scottish Government Publication (Statistics)
Population Health Directorate

Sep. 24 2024

Source Page: Scottish Health Survey: content review outcomes report
Document: Scottish Health Survey - content review outcomes report (PDF)

Found: INTERVIEWER NOTE: AN E -CIGARETTE OR VAPING DEVICE IS A DEVICE THAT CAN LOOK LIKE A NORMAL CIGARETTE


Scottish Parliament Committee
A report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the Environmental Protection (Single-Use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on the Environmental Protection (Single-Use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (draft)

Report Sep. 19 2024

Committee: Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Found: refillable, rechargeable vape of fered at a “price point that to consumers that is like a disposable vaping


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Sep. 17 2024

Source Page: Health briefing packs ahead of Scottish Parliament health committee: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400392694 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: We are greatly concerned by reports of children and under -age young people obtaining vaping products


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)

Sep. 17 2024

Source Page: Health Board Funding Allocation: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400403844 - Information released - Attachment 1-2 (PDF)

Found: We are building on our preventive work on smoking, tobacco and vaping, alcohol, diet and healthy weight


Deposited Papers

Sep. 16 2024

Source Page: Independent investigation of the National Health Service in England. Including summary letter from Lord Darzi to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. 163p.
Document: Darzi-Independent-Investigation.pdf (PDF)

Found: But there has been a worrying rise in vaping by children104.


Written Question
Smoking: Hospitality Industry
Friday 13th September 2024

Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has carried out impact assessments of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping (i) in pub gardens, (ii) at outdoor restaurant tables, (iii) at outdoor shisha bar seating and (iv) in outdoor nightclubs.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.

The Government supports measures that will create a smoke-free environment, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service, and reduce the burden on the taxpayer. Any proposed extension of smoke-free legislation is subject to the approval of Parliament, as well as a full public consultation and further engagement with relevant organisations.

An impact assessment will be published on the new bill after it has been introduced, and further impact assessments will be published on new regulations when they are laid in Parliament. More details will be set out soon.


Written Question
Smoking: Hospitality Industry
Friday 13th September 2024

Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, restaurants and nightclubs on the (a) night-time economy and (b) viability of local high streets.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.

The Government supports measures that will create a smoke-free environment, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service, and reduce the burden on the taxpayer. Any proposed extension of smoke-free legislation is subject to the approval of Parliament, as well as a full public consultation and further engagement with relevant organisations.

An impact assessment will be published on the new bill after it has been introduced, and further impact assessments will be published on new regulations when they are laid in Parliament. More details will be set out soon.


Written Question
Smoking: Hospitality Industry
Friday 13th September 2024

Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to consult on banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, nightclubs and restaurants; and whether he has a planned timetable for the proposed ban.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.

The Government supports measures that will create a smoke-free environment, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service, and reduce the burden on the taxpayer. Any proposed extension of smoke-free legislation is subject to the approval of Parliament, as well as a full public consultation and further engagement with relevant organisations.

An impact assessment will be published on the new bill after it has been introduced, and further impact assessments will be published on new regulations when they are laid in Parliament. More details will be set out soon.


Written Question
Smoking: Universities
Friday 13th September 2024

Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping across university campuses.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.

The Government supports measures that will create a smoke-free environment, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service, and reduce the burden on the taxpayer. Any proposed extension of smoke-free legislation is subject to the approval of Parliament, as well as a full public consultation and further engagement with relevant organisations.

An impact assessment will be published on the new bill after it has been introduced, and further impact assessments will be published on new regulations when they are laid in Parliament. More details will be set out soon.


Written Question
Smoking: Public Houses
Friday 13th September 2024

Asked by: Stuart Andrew (Conservative - Daventry)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposals to ban outdoor smoking and vaping in and by pubs on the number of pub closures.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.

The Government supports measures that will create a smoke-free environment, helping to reduce 80,000 preventable deaths, reduce the burden on the National Health Service, and reduce the burden on the taxpayer. Any proposed extension of smoke-free legislation is subject to the approval of Parliament, as well as a full public consultation and further engagement with relevant organisations.

An impact assessment will be published on the new bill after it has been introduced, and further impact assessments will be published on new regulations when they are laid in Parliament. More details will be set out soon.