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Written question asked by Adam Afriyie (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 March 2024. It was answered by Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 March 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Electronic Cigarettes: Sales

Question

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.

Answer

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.

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.

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.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19830
Session
2023-24
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Sales Regulation Electronic cigarettes
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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