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<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 children aged between 11 and 17 years old who vape now using disposables,
compared to just 7% in 2021.</p><p>Adults will still have access to non-disposable
vapes to help them to quit smoking. We have also announced significant new funding
to support current smokers in quitting by doubling the funding of local stop smoking
services to nearly £140 million per year, and through our national Swap to Stop scheme
we’re helping adult smokers to quit by providing one million vapes to local authorities.</p><p>A
full impact assessment is being undertaken by the Department for Environment Food
and Rural Affairs on the proposed ban on the sale and supply of disposable vapes.</p>
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