LATEST ALERTS
UK: The report stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, approved in a second reading in November 2024 by the House of Commons (lower chamber
UK: The Department of Health and Social Care has updated the list of notified tobacco products, including heated tobacco products and herbal products for
UK: Yesterday (26th November) the House of Commons, the lower chamber of the UK parliament, approved in a second reading the Tobacco and Vapes
UK: Today, the government has launched a public consultation seeking evidence on standardised packaging for all tobacco products, including heated tobacco consumables and
UK: Today, minister of health Wes Streeting introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in the House of Commons (lower chamber of Parliament). The bill largely
UK: Minister of health Wes Streeting has said the Labour government will introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament before Christmas this
UK: Answering a parliamentary question on whether the new Labour government will incorporate the amendments to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill that were proposed during
UK: Parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Andrew Gwynne said yesterday that details on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be set
UK: Parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Gillian Merron said, as a response to a parliamentary question, that the Tobacco and Vapes
UK: Answering a parliamentary question, the parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Andrew Gwynne said the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be
UK: During today’s king’s speech at the state opening of Parliament, King Charles III said that the ruling Labour government will bring forward
UK: Pending the counting of all votes, the general election held yesterday (4th July) has resulted in the Labour Party gaining the majority
UK: Today, the Labour Party – the main opposition party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – published its electoral programme for
UK: The Conservative Party – the ruling party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – has recently published its electoral manifesto for
UK: The Liberal Democrats party, which held 15 seats in the House of Commons (lower chamber of the parliament) before the dissolution of
UK: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will not be finalised before the prorogation of Parliament ahead of the national election that will take place
UK: Yesterday, 22nd May, prime minister Rishi Sunak called for UK snap general elections to take place on 4th July 2024, after they
UK: Answering a written question on the impacts of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, parliamentary under-secretary for health and social care Andrea Leadsom
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
UK: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was presented yesterday, 20th March. The generational tobacco ban includes tobacco products, implying that heated tobacco would be
UK: The government has started a consultation on introducing a one-off tobacco duty increase that would amount to £2 per 50 g of
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.
UK: Yesterday (28th September), the government announced plans to ban sales of nicotine pouches to minors and sales of tobacco products to anyone
UK: The response to the "creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping" consultation will be published in the coming weeks, ahead of
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
UK: At a debate on a smoke-free future yesterday (11th January), chair of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on smoking and health, Bob Blackman,
UK: A new tax rate on heated tobacco of £325.53 per kg is now applicable.
UK: As the end of the consultation on "creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping" is approaching, Labour MP Mary Glindon asked if
UK: Yesterday (13th November), health minister Helen Whately said the government will “automatically raise the smoking age by one year every year, so
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
UK: Another consultation on creating a smoke-free generation has been launched by the government. It will consider regulating nicotine pouches as nicotine vapour products. Following
UK: Today, the prime minister's office announced that the government is going to propose legislation that will ban selling tobacco to anyone born
UK: Yesterday (13th September), several lords proposed Amendment 258 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill. The amendment aims to make it a requirement
UK: The Department of Health doesn’t have data on the uptake of heated tobacco and nicotine pouches among youth. Also, there are no
UK: During yesterday’s (18th May) debate of the Finance Bill (2), members of Parliament questioned tax treatment of heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, and raised the
UK: Discussing plastic pollution, member of Parliament Richard Foord raised the role of disposables, cartridges and cigarette butts in the pollution of oceans.
UK: In answer to a written parliamentary question, junior health minister Neil O’Brien said there were no current plans to increase the purchasing age
UK: Junior health secretary Neil O'Brien has said that there is currently no evidence that young people move from using vapes to tobacco
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that the heated tobacco retailer Neafs breached the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) code by
UK: The government will unveil a set of proposals in the coming weeks aimed at realising the goal of a “Smokefree 2030” and responding
UK: Lancashire Police and Trading Standards officers last week seized 1,024 counterfeit e-cigarettes and tobacco products in the town of Preston. Together they would
UK: At yesterday's debate, the National No Smoking Day, MPs asked the health secretary exactly when the response to the Khan review will be
UK: Asked in Parliament about a possible “smoke-free fund” to be paid for by the tobacco industry to boost public health budgets, junior
UK: According to figures published by the government today, provisional 2022 tax revenue from a range of tobacco products including heated tobacco is estimated at £136m.
UK: Junior environment secretary, Rebecca Pow, said that the Environment Agency has so far not taken any enforcement action under the Waste Electrical
UK: Nottingham City Council has decided to award £75,000 of funding to commission a behavioural research campaign to help understand vaping and smoking
UK: Swindon Borough Council has announced that it has joined other local authorities in calling for the government to bring forward a new Tobacco Control
UK: Junior health secretary Neil O'Brien avoided answering a question from MP Rachael Maskell about the reason for the delay in publishing an updated
UK: Junior health minister Neil O’Brien said yesterday that the government has no current plans to implement further tobacco harm reduction strategies. He also said that because the government
