Correspondence Jan. 16 2024
Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport CommitteeFound: Public health impact of vaping Letter from the HSCS Convener to the Minister for Public Health and Women's
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.
Jan. 31 2024
Source Page: Vaping – Effectiveness as a cessation tool: evidence briefingFound: Vaping – Effectiveness as a cessation tool: evidence briefing
Jan. 31 2024
Source Page: Vaping as a gateway to smoking – evidence briefingFound: Vaping as a gateway to smoking – evidence briefing
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.
Aug. 16 2024
Source Page: Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 consultation: SG response – Responses from those with links to the tobacco industryFound: mean that the existence of disposable vaping products leads to youth vaping.
Correspondence Feb. 20 2024
Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport CommitteeFound: Public health impact of vaping and nicotine vapour products Letter from the Minister for Public Health
Jun. 10 2024
Source Page: Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) Stage 2Found: An evidence briefing produced to examine vaping health harms concluded that vaping products cause addiction
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
Found: It also has the potential to reduce the number of children who become addicted to vaping.