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Ministers have launched a crackdown on vapes marketed at kids with a shift to plain white packaging.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
The next generation will be smoke-free as Tobacco and Vapes Bill is granted Royal Assent.
Information on the other regulatory bodies responsible for e-cigarette and vape products.
The information below contains the contact details and responsibilities of…
The government is launching a consultation on extending smoke-free places and introducing vape-free and heated tobacco-free spaces.
The government has published a call for evidence to seek expert views on introducing new rules for retailers selling tobacco, vapes and nicotine products.
More officers trained and funding provided as clampdown on illegal tobacco and vape trade accelerates.
Landmark study to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent health.
Smokers who choose to quit on 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research.
Votes on the world-leading Tobacco and Vapes Bill will move the UK one step closer to becoming smoke-free.
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Times on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The government will introduce plans for tougher action to protect people from the harms of smoking in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill today.
Statement to Parliament from Health Minister, Andrea Leadsom, at the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Guardian on smoking addiction and MPs' historic opportunity to vote on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
MPs to vote on legislation to create first smokefree generation, protecting young people turning 15 this year or younger from harms of smoking.
As delivered by Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
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.
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.
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.
Smokers in England are being urged to make a quit attempt this No Smoking Day to improve their health and wealth.
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.
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