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Oral statement to Parliament:  Tobacco & Vapes Bill Second Reading.   As delivered by Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister for Health. 

• Updated: 17 April 2024

Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Guardian on smoking addiction and MPs' historic opportunity to vote on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

MPs to vote on legislation to create first smokefree generation, protecting young people turning 15 this year or younger from harms of smoking.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

As delivered by Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

The Chief Nursing Officers and Senior Midwives of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have spoken out in support of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

Current and former UK chief medical officers (CMOs) and current deputy CMOs write for The Times on the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

• Updated: 20 March 2024

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will deliver on the Prime Minister's commitment to create a smokefree generation, saving thousands of lives and billions for the NHS.

• Updated: 20 March 2024

Smokers in England are being urged to make a quit attempt this No Smoking Day to improve their health and wealth.

• Updated: 13 March 2024

Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health.

• Updated: 28 January 2024

The NHS is launching a brand new smokefree campaign to encourage all 5.3 million smokers in England to make a quit attempt this January.

• Updated: 28 December 2023

Public consultation on historic proposals draws to a close with roughly 25,000 responses from teachers, parents, healthcare professionals and the public.

• Updated: 6 December 2023

Over 12,000 responses so far submitted on government proposals to create first ‘smokefree generation’, less than halfway through the consultation period.

• Updated: 8 November 2023

Stakeholders met with government today and voiced support for the government's smokefree plans.

• Updated: 19 October 2023

The government has launched a public consultation on youth vaping as part of measures to clamp down on vapes being promoted to children.

• Updated: 12 October 2023

Stoptober is back and calling on smokers to join the thousands of others committing to quit from 1 October.

• Updated: 20 September 2023

Government takes steps to crack down on rogue firms targeting children with free samples.

• Updated: 31 May 2023

Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Times that marketing vapes to children is unacceptable - they should only have a role in helping smokers quit.

• Updated: 30 May 2023

Neil O'Brien delivered a speech at Policy Exchange on government plans to cut smoking rates and tackle underage vaping.

• Updated: 11 April 2023

Pregnant women will also be offered financial incentives to help them quit as part of a sweeping package of measures to cut smoking rates in England.

• Updated: 11 April 2023

Bold new measures to combat rising levels of youth vaping expected to be announced.

• Updated: 9 April 2023