Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 12 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

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Child protection from illicit vapes

That this House recognises the growing problem of illegal drug-laced vapes, including those containing the dangerous synthetic cannabinoid Spice, being sold to children via social media platforms; notes with serious concern research conducted by the University of Bath which found that 16.6 percent of vapes confiscated in schools contained Spice; further notes evidence showing how easily such products can be advertised and purchased via social media platforms, causing significant harm to children and young people; believes that social media platforms have failed to adequately prevent illegal drug sales on their sites; and calls on Ofcom to urgently use its full enforcement powers under the Online Safety Act to ensure social media companies are held to account for facilitating illegal activity and for the harm being caused to children through their platforms.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2795 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Steve Darling

Ian Roome

Wendy Chamberlain

Helen Maguire

Joshua Reynolds

Subjects

Children Protection Spiking Social media Synthetic cannabinoids Electronic cigarettes

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk