Nov. 08 2023
Source Page: Government drive to phase out smoking and tackle youth vaping attracts large responseFound: Government drive to phase out smoking and tackle youth vaping attracts large response
Oct. 04 2023
Source Page: Youth vaping: call for evidenceFound: Youth vaping: call for evidence
Mentions:
1: Carlaw, Jackson (Con - Eastwood) Tobacco, Nicotine etc and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 restricts the marketing, advertising and sale of vaping - Speech Link
2: Ewing, Fergus (SNP - Inverness and Nairn) consultation on proposed rules to tighten existing restrictions on the advertisement and promotion of vaping - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mackay, Gillian (Green - Central Scotland) To ask the Scottish Government what public health measures are being taken to minimise harm from vaping - Speech Link
2: Minto, Jenni (SNP - Argyll and Bute) action to reduce vaping among non-smokers and young people. - Speech Link
Don’t ban flavoured e-liquids for e-cigarettes
- Final Signatures: 54,867
We would like the Government to not ban flavoured e-liquids for e-cigarettes. We believe the vaping industry has helped many people quit cigarettes which contain tobacco - a product which is single handily responsible for over 8 million deaths a year across the globe (estimated by WHO).
The Government responsed to this petition on 12th March 2024 (View Full Response)Found: We believe banning flavoured e-liquids will reduce incentives to switch to vaping, which can help people
Found: It also has the potential to reduce the number of children who become addicted to vaping.
Found: vaping at least weekly 1.5% 1.4% 2% Year 11 Smoking at least weekly 9% 8.8% 7.5% 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, whether she plans to develop vaping cessation programmes.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Vaping can be an effective tool for adult smokers to quit smoking. However, the health advice is clear, if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and children should never vape. We are concerned about the worrying rise in vaping among children, with youth vaping tripling in the last three years, and one in five children having now used a vape.
Whilst anyone smoking should focus on giving up cigarettes before giving up vaping, giving up vaping is an important step in overcoming nicotine dependence. We are working with the NHS Better Health website to provide advice for people who want to quit vaping. The National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training has produced guidance for local Stop Smoking Service staff on how best to support vapers to quit. We are also exploring further ways to support people to quit vaping, as part of the national Swap to Stop programme.
Found: Many of the longer-term side-effects of vaping are completely unknown · The harmful effects of vaping
Found: (2) For the purposes of this section, “vaping” means the use of a vape or vaping product to