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1700139
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-12more like thismore than 2024-04-12
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her legislative proposals on vaping on trends in the level of (a) smokers who will quit and (b) ex-smokers who will relapse. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 20951 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answer text <p>The health advice on vaping is clear, if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and children should never vape. However, youth vaping has tripled in the last three years, and one in five children have now used a vape.</p><p>The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will crack down on youth vaping by providing powers to regulate flavours, displays, and packaging for vapes and nicotine pouches. It will ban free vape samples being given to children, and introduce an age of sale for non-nicotine vapes.</p><p>In doing this, we must strike the right balance between reducing the appeal of vapes to children while ensuring vapes remain attractive and available to adult smokers as a quit aid. This will be carefully considered in the development of any specific restrictions, and further consultation will take place before introducing any regulations. As stated in Parliament during the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we intend to hold the consultation on the regulations before the end of this Parliament, if practicable. We will also undertake an impact assessment to consider the potential impact of these regulations on smokers as well as other groups.</p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
grouped question UIN 20952 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-18T15:19:26.72Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-18T15:19:26.72Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1700140
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-12more like thismore than 2024-04-12
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to assess the impact of regulation of vape (a) flavours, (b) packaging and product presentation and (c) point of sale displays on (i) quit rates of smokers and (ii) relapse rates of smokers who have switched to vaping. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 20952 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answer text <p>The health advice on vaping is clear, if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and children should never vape. However, youth vaping has tripled in the last three years, and one in five children have now used a vape.</p><p>The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will crack down on youth vaping by providing powers to regulate flavours, displays, and packaging for vapes and nicotine pouches. It will ban free vape samples being given to children, and introduce an age of sale for non-nicotine vapes.</p><p>In doing this, we must strike the right balance between reducing the appeal of vapes to children while ensuring vapes remain attractive and available to adult smokers as a quit aid. This will be carefully considered in the development of any specific restrictions, and further consultation will take place before introducing any regulations. As stated in Parliament during the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we intend to hold the consultation on the regulations before the end of this Parliament, if practicable. We will also undertake an impact assessment to consider the potential impact of these regulations on smokers as well as other groups.</p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
grouped question UIN 20951 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-18T15:19:26.767Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-18T15:19:26.767Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1697800
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes: Sales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of non-compliant vapes sold on the UK market. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 19830 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
answer text <p>The Department works closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Trading Standards, and other regulatory enforcement agencies to ensure that products sold in the United Kingdom comply with regulations for all e-cigarette products, and that non-compliant products are removed from the market.</p><p>In April 2023, the Government announced £3 million investment over two years to enhance work on illicit vape enforcement. Led by National Trading Standards, this builds on existing work by local trading standards officers across the country. Through this work, they identified that 2.1 million illicit vapes were seized across England by Trading Standards between 2022 to 2023.</p><p>To strengthen our enforcement activity, the Government will also provide an additional £30 million of funding per year for enforcement agencies, including Trading Standards. This increase in investment will help to stamp out criminal activity by boosting the enforcement of illicit tobacco and vapes.</p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-27T16:32:13.207Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T16:32:13.207Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1697801
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Trading Standards more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding will be allocated to each local authority trading standards for enforcing the (a) disposable vapes ban and (b) generational tobacco ban. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 19831 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-27more like thismore than 2024-03-27
answer text <p>The Government has committed to increasing investment for enforcement agencies by £30 million per year. The additional funding in England will boost agencies such as local trading standards, to enforce the new age of sale and vaping measures. It will also scale up HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force activity, to stamp out opportunities for criminals in the illicit tobacco trade.</p><p>Of this funding, over £100 million over five years will support HM Revenue and Custom’s and Border Force’s new illicit tobacco strategy, published on 29 January 2024. We are working closely with Trading Standards to consider how the new funding can best support their programmes of local-level enforcement.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-27T15:51:02.347Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-27T15:51:02.347Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1697802
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes: Sales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-compliant disposable vaping products have been seized through Operation Joseph. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 19832 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-09more like thismore than 2024-04-09
answer text <p>Data on the number of illicit vapes seized through Operation Joseph in the financial year 2023 to 2024 will be published shortly.</p><p>Operation Joseph has identified that in the year before the Operation, 2.1 million illicit vapes were seized across England by Trading Standards from 2022 to 2023.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-09T12:33:05.82Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-09T12:33:05.82Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1697803
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes: Sales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a breakdown of the allocation of £3million government funding for Operation Joseph. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 19833 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-09more like thismore than 2024-04-09
answer text <p>Operation Joseph was established to enforce the rules on vaping, and tackle illicit vapes and underage sales. It supplements work being undertaken by local authorities using existing local government funding. The £3 million of funding has been allocated over two years, from 2023/24 to 2024/25. A grant was provided to the National Trading Standards to commission specific areas of work, and to support local authorities. The following table shows the budget of each work area as of February 2024, as well as the total allocated:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Work Area</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Education</p></td><td><p>£88,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional Training and Upskilling</p></td><td><p>£164,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence and Data</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Supporting storage and disposal costs for local authority seizures</p></td><td><p>£600,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online test purchasing and website takedowns</p></td><td><p>£80,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Surveillance and testing of vaping products</p></td><td><p>£140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tackling the import of illegal vapes</p></td><td><p>£1,087,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Programme Governance Communications and Evaluation</p></td><td><p>£281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contingency</p></td><td><p>£58,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Allocated</p></td><td><p>£3,000,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: The figures shown are based on allocations in February 2024, and may be subject to change.</p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-09T12:30:31.383Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-09T12:30:31.383Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1697804
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of adult vapers that may return to tobacco products as a result of the disposable vapes ban. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 19834 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-03more like thismore than 2024-04-03
answer text <p>The health advice on vaping is clear, vaping can play a role in helping adult smokers to quit, but if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and children should never vape. However, youth vaping has tripled in the last three years, and one in five children have now used a vape. We know that disposable vapes have played a significant role in this rise, with 69% of 11 to 17-year-olds who vape now using disposables, compared to just 7% in 2021. Disposable vapes also cause significant environmental harm, with five million disposable vapes thrown away every week.</p><p>To protect children and the environment, the Government has taken the decision to ban the sale and supply of disposable vapes.</p><p>The Impact Assessment on the disposable vape ban, published by the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs on 11 March 2024, states that it is difficult to quantify the number of people switching either between different types of vapes, disposable to reusable, switching from vaping to smoking cigarettes, or stopping vaping or smoking altogether, as a result of a ban on disposable vapes.</p><p>However, reusable and refillable vapes will still be available for adult smokers to use as a quit aid and as a more affordable option than smoking. Therefore, it will not be necessary for adult vapers to return to tobacco products because refillable vapes will remain easily available to them, at a small cost relative to most tobacco products.</p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-03T11:38:27.05Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-03T11:38:27.05Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1696620
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-18more like thismore than 2024-03-18
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Electronic Cigarettes: Retail Trade more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has had discussions with the UK Vaping Industry Association on its proposals for a vape retail licence. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 19019 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-21more like thismore than 2024-03-21
answer text <p>The Department has not had any discussions with the UK Vaping Industry Association on its proposals for a vape retail license, though we have received written representations on this issue. There are no current plans to introduce a licensing scheme. However, the Government recognises that strong enforcement is needed to tackle underage and illicit vape sales. The new Tobacco and Vapes Bill includes provisions to issue fixed penalty notices for underage tobacco and vape sales. This will complement existing powers that local authorities have to enforce age of sale legislation including fines of up to £2,500, and for the most serious offences, court orders to prevent the offending retailer from opening for a period.</p><p>In addition, we have committed to increasing investment for our enforcement agencies by £30 million per year, and at Spring Budget the Chancellor announced that the Government will introduce a new duty on vaping products, giving HM Revenue and Customs further powers to minimise fraud, introduce civil and criminal powers to seize illicit products and equipment, and issue penalties.</p>
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-21T11:15:54.43Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-21T11:15:54.43Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1693839
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-05more like thismore than 2024-03-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Health: Screening more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to expand the scope of the NHS Health Check to (a) include a wider range of clinical checks for identifying (i) cardiovascular disease (CVD) and (ii) CVD-risk conditions and (b) take place in (A) the community, (B) workplaces and (C) other new settings. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 17075 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
answer text <p>The Department is taking forward a scheme of work to modernise the NHS Health Check programme, and to deliver on recommendations from the 2021 review of the programme. We are currently focused on the development and launch of a digital NHS Health Check, to be launched later this year, and rolled out nationally over the next four years. Following the launch of a digital check, the Department will consider the evidence for, and practicality of, expanding the scope of the NHS Health Check. This will include consideration of introducing a wider range of clinical checks, and considering a younger target age group.</p><p>Local authorities can design and deliver NHS Health Checks to suit the needs of their local population. This includes who provides the service, and in what settings it is delivered. In some areas, NHS Health Checks are already delivered in community and workplace settings. To build the evidence of the feasibility and impact of this approach, we are investing up to £10 million into a pilot, to deliver cardiovascular disease checks in workplace settings during 2024/25.</p>
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
grouped question UIN 17115 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-12T17:04:01.217Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-12T17:04:01.217Z
answering member
4044
label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
1693840
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-05more like thismore than 2024-03-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps (a) her Department and (b) NHS England have taken to incentivise the integration of digital technologies into cardiovascular disease care pathways. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie remove filter
uin 17076 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
answer text <p>The Government’s commitment to develop a national digital service to support the NHS Health Check was announced in the Health Reform speech on 8 March 2022, and forms a part of the Department’s plan for digital health and social care. The vision is to increase the flexibility and reach of the NHS Health Check through the creation of an innovative, accessible national digital service, delivered alongside local face-to-face offerings, that helps people understand and take action when engaging with their cardiovascular health. Whilst there isn't any specific policy development surrounding integrating digital technologies into care pathways, NHS England has developed an information guide that will help clarify the commissioning pathway. This will encourage the adoption of digital health technologies into the National Health Service, including those in cardiovascular diseases.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-13T16:21:05.037Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-13T16:21:05.037Z
answering member
4044
label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this