UK To Ban Disposable E-Cigarettes

The United Kingdom will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes so as to tackle an increase in youth vaping.

“As any parent or teacher knows, one of the most worrying trends at the moment is the rise in vaping among children, and so we must act before it becomes endemic,” Sunak said ahead of the official announcement of his plan.

“I am taking bold action to ban disposable vapes, which have driven the rise in youth vaping, and bring forward new powers to restrict vape flavours, introduce plain packaging and change how vapes are displayed in shops,” he added.

The government gave recent figures showing the proportion of vapers under the age of 18 who use disposables has increased almost ninefold in the last two years.

Sunak’s government also plans to introduce fines for shops in England and Wales that sell vapes illegally to children.

Sunak last year proposed plans to eventually make the UK a smoke-free nation.