Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
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 implications for his policies of levels of vaping by young people.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government is concerned about the worrying rise in vaping among children, as rates of youth vaping have tripled in the past four years, and 18% of children have tried a vape. All too often, vaping products are promoted in a way that appeals to children, despite the risks of nicotine addiction and the unknown harms.
To address this, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will reduce the appeal and availability of vapes to children. The bill will stop vapes from deliberately being branded and advertised to children, including regulations on flavours, packaging, and changing how and where they are displayed in shops. The bill will be introduced to Parliament soon.
We will publish an impact assessment for the bill shortly, and we will publish further impact assessments alongside our future vaping regulations. We will also undertake an implementation review after a set period to determine the effect of these policies on youth vaping rates.
Sep. 12 2024
Source Page: Independent investigation of the NHS in EnglandFound: But there has been a worrying rise in vaping by children104.
Sep. 12 2024
Source Page: Independent investigation of the NHS in EnglandFound: to 16 years) OHID analysis of the Active Lives Survey , physical activity trend chart |113SMOKING VAPING
Sep. 09 2024
Source Page: Communications regarding Long Covid: FOI releaseFound: Health and Women’s Health is invited to note the briefing in the Annex for: - Alcohol - Smoking & vaping
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ban vaping in indoor spaces.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Whilst vapes can be an effective quitting aid for adult smokers, the Government is concerned about the worrying rise in vaping among children, and there are legitimate concerns about the unknown long-term harms from vaping. The Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will reduce the appeal, access, and availability of vapes to children. We will set out more details shortly.
Asked by: Kim Leadbeater (Labour - Spen Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update the guidance on Use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces, published by Public Health England in July 2016; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of further restrictions on vaping in public spaces.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government is concerned about the worrying rise in vaping among children, and there are legitimate concerns about the unknown long-term harms from vaping. Whilst the evidence base on second-hand vaping is still developing, and is less strong than smoking, the degree of harm is unlikely to be 0%. There are no current plans to update the guidance on the use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces, published by Public Health England in July 2015.
However, the Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will reduce the appeal, access, and availability of vapes to children, including by banning vape advertising and branding. We will set out more details very soon.
Mentions:
1: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) dissimilar to those in the Bill before us.More recently, on Monday this week, during a debate on children vaping - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Dunbar, Jackie (SNP - Aberdeen Donside) It is vital that we separate the single-use vapes from the vaping products that are used as a smoking - Speech Link
2: Mountain, Edward (Con - Highlands and Islands) I was a smoker, but I have never been attracted to vaping. How do we avoid that? - Speech Link
3: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) However, we must recognise that, although vaping has health implications, because it involves people - Speech Link
4: Ruskell, Mark (Green - Mid Scotland and Fife) I suppose that it is a question of whether we trust the vaping industry, given where it has been and - Speech Link
5: Doris, Bob (SNP - Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) I also note that a UK-wide vaping product duty will be implemented in 2026. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) The number of children and young people who are now vaping is increasing at an alarming rate. - Speech Link
2: Lord Naseby (Con - Life peer) those smokers try vaping, the majority of them find it helps and they stop smoking. - Speech Link
3: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) However, I did the reading about vaping harm. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) They are also playing a significant role in driving youth vaping. - Speech Link