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Electronic Cigarettes: Health Hazards

Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 160457, tabled on 7 March 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of vaping on the health of young people.

Answered on

14 March 2023

Whilst the Department has not made a formal assessment on the impact of vaping on young people, we are clear that vapes should not be used by children under the age of 18 years old. Vapes are not risk-free, nicotine is highly addictive and can be harmful and there are unanswered questions on the effects of longer-term use.

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