UK: Answering a written question on the impacts of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Andrea Leadsom
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17th April 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was approved yesterday (16th April) in the House of Commons (lower parliamentary chamber) on a second reading, with 379 votes
10th April 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: An animal tranquilliser, xylazine, has been found in cannabis vapes in the UK, according to a study widely reported in the British
5th April 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new standard for vaping products and devices, which replaces the standard first published in 2015. PAS
22nd March 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A new all-party parliamentary group for responsible vaping has been established. Its aim is to provide a platform for addressing key issues associated
21st March 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was presented yesterday, 20th March. It broadly defines vaping products, effectively regulating nicotine-free e-liquids. It gives powers to
20th March 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The government has issued a response to the petition against banning flavours. It states that flavours may be attractive for children if described as
12th March 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (11th March), the government published a draft proposal that aims to ban disposables starting from 1st April 2025. Any comments can
6th March 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The government has started a consultation on the vaping tax that could be introduced from October 2026. There are different rate structures
29th February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A petition appealing to the government not to ban flavours in e-liquids has gathered 37,339 signatures. The government has yet to respond to
29th February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) states that it continues to crack down on illegal vaping adverts and is issuing enforcement notices
28th February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A proposal to tax e-liquids based on nicotine concentration is expected to be submitted next week, the BBC reports. The UK Vaping
UK - Scotland: The Scottish government has started a consultation on banning disposables, which will run until 8th March. If the proposal is
23rd February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (22nd February), the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) presented a licensing scheme to Parliament that aims to facilitate e-cig regulation compliance
20th February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is currently developing the timeline for the future disposables ban. However, junior environmental
UK: Intense inspections continue in the UK. Last week, Durham Trading Standards seized 150 non-compliant e-cigarettes worth £1,500. In addition, Wolverhampton Trading Standards issued a warning
15th February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Vape Protection Alliance (VPA) initiated a crowd-funding campaign for a king’s counsel barrister to provide it with direction aimed at challenging
9th February 2024 - United Kingdom |
UK: Today, South Yorkshire Police announced that it seized over £900,000 worth of illegal e-cigarettes and cigarettes in 2023. More recently, Sussex Police
UK: Non-compliant (oversized) vapes worth £2,221 were seized from four shops by the Trading Standards officers at Staffordshire County Council. In addition, around
8th February 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A full impact assessment of the disposables ban is being undertaken by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), said
31st January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Junior health secretary Andrea Leadsom has said that there are no current plans to ban the promotion and advertisement of vaping products in
30th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is currently being finalised and will be introduced in this parliamentary session, according to junior health secretary Andrea Leadsom.
30th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Between January and October 2023, more than 4.5m e-cigarettes were seized by the UK Border Force, which is four times more than
UK: Yesterday (28th September), the government announced plans to ban disposables, introduce plain packaging and flavour restrictions for vapes, and regulate how vapes
25th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Kent County Council is receiving £1.9m to help residents swap smoking for vaping. Annual funding from the Department of Health and Social
25th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: A retailer from Oswestry, England, must pay over £2,500 for selling non-compliant disposables after nearly 200 products were confiscated by Shropshire Council’s
23rd January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The response to the "creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping" consultation will be published in the coming weeks, ahead of
UK (Scotland): The Parliamentary Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has written to the health minister asking if the government is planning on
23rd January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Doncaster (South Yorkshire) Police and Trading Standards officers inspected eight premises and seized 1,549 illegal e-cigarettes, as well as nicotine pouches and
19th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
17th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Yesterday (16th January), MPs held a debate on illegal e-cigarettes, tackling underage sales, youth vaping, and the environmental impact of disposables. Introducing
12th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: At a debate on a smoke-free future yesterday (11th January), the Conservative member of parliament Bob Blackman said the all-party parliamentary group
UK: Liverpool Council has seized 19,000 illegal vapes worth a total of £228,000 across the city in the last eight months, media reports.
UK: Since September 2023, Hampshire Trading Standards has seized over £200,000 worth of illegal e-cigarettes from shops across Hampshire. This was reported after
8th January 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The upcoming budget is likely to include a tax on vapour products, media reports. This would be in line with our earlier analysis.
UK - Scotland: Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Green Party Gillian Mackay has called for a UK-wide scheme allowing independent
UK - England: A retailer in West Yorkshire has pleaded guilty for selling a disposable e-cigarette with nicotine to a person under the
UK - Scotland: Aberdeenshire Council’s Trading Standards has stressed it will not tolerate retailers selling tobacco or nicotine e-cigarettes to minors. Trading Standards
UK - England: North East Lincolnshire council has urged its residents to stop buying and selling illegal vapour products. This comes after a
UK - Wales: The Welsh government has announced that it has provided funding to Trading Standards Wales to crack down on illegal tobacco
30th November 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld ten complaints against the Elf Bar poster on the side of a bus that read: “Recycling
27th November 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: As the end of the consultation on "creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping" is approaching, Labour MP Mary Glindon asked if
10th November 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published a decision against Geekvape. A product review video of the company’s Geek Bar posted on
24th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: ITV News has reported that its investigation into e-cigarettes labelled as “zero nicotine” showed that two products out of six tested have
23rd October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: West Sussex County Council has seized non-compliant vapour and tobacco products in the council’s latest initiative, implemented by Trading Standards and Public
18th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today (18th October), the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published a decision against an Elf Bar ad on the social media platform Discord
UK: Another consultation on vaping and creating a smoke-free generation has been launched by the government. The consultation on vaping will review restricting flavours
6th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
4th October 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Today, the prime minister's office announced that the government is going to hold a consultation looking into restricting flavours and their descriptions,
UK - England/Scotland: A store in Bicester has been ordered to pay over £2,500 for selling a disposable e-cigarette to a minor in January