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1123095

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the maximum nicotine content of 20 mg/ml currently allowed in vaping products in the event that the UK leaves the EU Tobacco Products Directive.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has currently been made.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 13:21:13 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1086720

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to promote vaping products as an effective way for smokers to quit smoking.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	230723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Tobacco Control Plan for England commits Public Health England (PHE) to include in its quit smoking campaigns messages about e-cigarettes.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the Plan in July 2017, PHE’s annual Stoptober campaign has featured e-cigarettes as one of the evidence-based quitting support options for smokers, and the New Year smoking health harms awareness campaign has made clear the reduction in health risk when a smoker switches completely to vaping.</p><p> </p><p>PHE encourages all local Stop Smoking Services in England to provide additional support to people who want to use an e-cigarette in their quit attempt to maximise their chance of success. The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, includes a new universal smoking cessation offer for long-term users of specialist mental health services, the option of switching to e-cigarettes while in inpatient settings.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 230724 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:28:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1086723

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to encourage smokers to switch to vaping products.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	230724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Tobacco Control Plan for England commits Public Health England (PHE) to include in its quit smoking campaigns messages about e-cigarettes.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the Plan in July 2017, PHE’s annual Stoptober campaign has featured e-cigarettes as one of the evidence-based quitting support options for smokers, and the New Year smoking health harms awareness campaign has made clear the reduction in health risk when a smoker switches completely to vaping.</p><p> </p><p>PHE encourages all local Stop Smoking Services in England to provide additional support to people who want to use an e-cigarette in their quit attempt to maximise their chance of success. The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, includes a new universal smoking cessation offer for long-term users of specialist mental health services, the option of switching to e-cigarettes while in inpatient settings.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 230723 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:28:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1056744

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Seventh Report of Session 2017-19 of the Science and Technology Committee on E-cigarettes, HC505, what steps he has taken to ensure that the regulatory system for e-cigarettes is risk-proportionate.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	218246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the Science and Technology Committee on the 10 December 2018. Good progress is being made on implementing the report’s recommendations: for example, Public Health England will publish its latest annual evidence review on e-cigarettes by the end of March 2019 and NHS England is developing guidance on e-cigarettes for mental health trusts. The Department will continue to monitor progress as part of its monitoring of the delivery of the Tobacco Control Plan for England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes in proportionate regulation of e-cigarettes, recognising that they are not risk-free. Through the European Union Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU (TPD), transposed into United Kingdom law by the UK Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR), we have introduced measures to regulate e-cigarettes to reduce the risk of harm to children, protect against any risk of renormalisation of tobacco use, provide assurance on relative safety for users, and give businesses legal certainty. This has enabled the UK to implement appropriate standards for products whilst allowing smokers to move to e-cigarettes should they wish.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK Government is a member of the EU it will continue to comply with the requirements of the EU’s TPD. The Government has made a commitment to review the TRPR by May 2021 to consider its regulatory impact. In addition, as announced in the Tobacco Control Plan the Government will review where the UK’s exit from the EU offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 218245 question first answered 15/02/2019 11:10:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1056756

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether companies are prevented from (a) encouraging smokers to switch to vaping and (b) advertising price reductions for e-cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	218311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (TRPR) covers the regulation of e-cigarettes transposed from the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive. Regulation 38 of the TRPR covers product presentation requirements and defines what can be written on a unit packet and any container pack of the electronic cigarette or refill container. Products may not for example suggest that a particular electronic cigarette or refill container is less harmful than other electronic cigarettes or refill containers; has vitalising, energising, healing, rejuvenating, natural or organic properties; or has other health or lifestyle benefits. These regulations also prohibit price reductions.</p><p> </p><p>The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is responsible for monitoring the marketing and advertising of non-broadcast communications for electronic cigarettes. Section 22 of the ASA Committee of Advertising Practice Code concerns the regulation of marketing communications for electronic cigarettes. The code does not allow for medicinal claims but provides advice on how health claims can be made for marketing purposes that are not restricted by regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made a commitment to review the TRPR by May 2021 to consider its regulatory impact. In addition, as announced in the Tobacco Control Plan the Government will review where the UK’s exit from the EU offers us opportunities to re-appraise current regulation to ensure this continues to protect the nation’s health.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/02/2019 11:08:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1041715

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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
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 issue further guidance to (a) businesses and (b) local authorities in line with Public Health England's advice on vaping in public places and workspaces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	208838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to do so. Public Health England published advice on the use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces in 2016 which is available to access publicly at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-e-cigarettes-in-public-places-and-workplaces" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-e-cigarettes-in-public-places-and-workplaces</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 208856 question first answered 22/01/2019 15:05:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1041764

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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
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 issue guidance to businesses and local authorities on vaping in public places and workplaces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	208856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to do so. Public Health England published advice on the use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces in 2016 which is available to access publicly at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-e-cigarettes-in-public-places-and-workplaces" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-e-cigarettes-in-public-places-and-workplaces</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 208838 question first answered 22/01/2019 15:05:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1023915

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2018 to Question 196229 on Electronic Cigarettes, what (a) discussions and (b) meetings his Department has held with representatives from the tobacco industry on e-cigarette regulation and policy.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department met representatives of the tobacco industry to discuss the introduction of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016. The Department has not discussed e-cigarette policy with the tobacco industry during this period, as this would breach our commitments under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/12/2018 17:05:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham