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1610457

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for further regulation of the use of vape pens by people aged under 18.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	180590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have regulations in place to discourage underage vaping. The law protects children through restricting sales of vapes to over 18 years olds only, limiting nicotine content, refill bottle and tank sizes, labelling requirements and through advertising restrictions.</p><p>However, given the changing circumstances surrounding vapes, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has launched a call for evidence to identify opportunities to reduce the number of children accessing and using vape products. The call for evidence will close on Tuesday 6 June. Following this, the Government will consider a range of options based on the evidence provided, including potential changes to vaping regulations.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:00:22 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1608623

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential health risks of e-cigarettes for children.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	176641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s assessment of the risk of vaping is based upon a series of evidence reviews commissioned over the past several years. The latest, ‘Nicotine vaping in England: 2022 evidence main findings’, was published in September 2022.</p><p>The report concludes that in the short and medium term, vaping poses a small fraction of the risks of smoking, but that vaping is not risk-free. Nicotine is highly addictive and can be harmful, and there are unanswered questions on the effects of longer-term use.</p><p>The Government is clear that vaping should only be used to help adults quit smoking; vapes should not be used by people under 18 or non-smokers.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 17/04/2023 08:27:25 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1604810

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of children who use e-cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	167185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Data from NHS Digital showed that 9% of 11- to 15-year-olds identified themselves as current users of vapes in 2021. The Government is clear that vaping should only be used to help adults quit smoking. Vapes should not be used by people under the age of 18 years old or non-smokers.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 21/03/2023 17:59:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1602393

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to convene a round table of companies manufacturing disposable vaping devices on steps to ensure those products are not marketed or used by children.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	161273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to convene a round table of companies manufacturing disposable vaping devices. However, alongside the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, my officials regularly meet with the Independent British Vape Trade Association and their members to ensure these products are not marketed or used by children.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/03/2023 17:23:44 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1585785

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to discourage underage vaping.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	143768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that vaping should only be used to help people quit smoking, vapes should not be used by people under 18 years old or non-smokers.</p><p>We have some of the strongest regulations in place to discourage underage vaping. The law protects children through restricting sales of vapes to over 18 years old only, limiting nicotine content, refill bottle and tank sizes, labelling requirements and through advertising restrictions.</p><p>We have recently updated information and advice on the Better Health and Talk to Frank websites to raise awareness of the risks of vaping to children.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 20/02/2023 10:44:26 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald