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Curb vape sales to children due to potential risks, experts say

Experts have called for a crackdown on the sale of vapes to children as a new review concluded little is known about the long-term impact of e-cigarettes on health. The King’s College London study, commissioned by the Office for Health Improvement ...

29 Sept 2022 at 19:02

Government urged to cut VAT on vaping products to 5%

The Government should cut VAT on vaping products to help people stop smoking, the Local Government Association (LGA) has urged. VAT on e-cigarettes should be reduced from 20% to 5% to bring them into line with sales on nicotine gum and patches, ...

09 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Ireland

Sale of vaping products to be banned to those under 18

A ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s has been approved by the Government. Cabinet ministers have also agreed to prohibit the sale of vaping products from self-service vending machines as part of a raft of new regulations on the sale ...

22 Nov 2022 at 18:24

Local News

Health Minister set to bring proposal banning sale of vapes to under-18s before Cabinet

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is due to propose a ban on the sale of nicotine-inhaling products to those aged under 18 before the Cabinet today. The announcement follows a review by the Health Research Board, which found that children ...

22 Nov 2022 at 19:33

National News

Health Minister set to bring proposal banning sale of vapes to under-18s before Cabinet

22 Nov 2022 at 13:33

National News

Health Minister set to bring proposal banning sale of vapes to under-18s before Cabinet

22 Nov 2022 at 13:33

National News

Health Minister set to bring proposal banning sale of vapes to under-18s before Cabinet

22 Nov 2022 at 14:33

Number of children trying vaping rises 50% in a year

There has been a 50% rise in the last year in the proportion of children trying vaping, new figures show. The data for Great Britain shows a rise in experimental vaping among 11 to 17-year-olds, from 7.7% last year to 11....

18 May 2023 at 00:01

Vapes are ‘public health ticking time bomb’ for under-18s, MPs told

Vaping products are being “illicitly traded” in school playgrounds, MPs have heard, amid fears the devices are a “public health ticking time bomb” for youngsters. Conservative MP Neil Hudson (Penrith and The Border) ...

02 May 2023 at 20:05

Scotland

Yousaf: Ban on disposable vapes not off the table

A complete ban on disposable vapes is not off the table, the First Minister has said. Humza Yousaf said the Scottish Government’s expert group is currently considering a ban on the smoking alternative. Zero Waste ...

11 May 2023 at 13:35

Scotland

Calls for ‘robust’ health measures as one in 10 15-year-olds now vape

Campaigners are demanding immediate action from the Scottish Government to address health measures for young people after it was revealed more than one in 10 15-year-olds now vape. Recent figures found that 10....

03 Mar 2023 at 00:01

‘Worrying’ rise in vaping among teenagers and young adults, data suggests

More people aged 16 to 24 in Britain are using e-cigarettes – with a sharp rise among young women – which experts have called “worrying”. It comes as the number of people smoking cigarettes in the UK has ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:01

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