Disposable vapes ban confirmed as concerns grow young people are being 'hooked on nicotine'

Disposable will be banned in England by next summer, it emerged tonight.

New laws will set a deadline of June 1 next year for suppliers to get rid of all stocks of . Plans to ban disposables were originally announced by the previous Government in January this year.

And ministers have now laid new legislation before Parliament to introduce the ban in a bid to stop youngsters vaping amid concern about their long-term impact.

Andrew Gwynne, Minister for Public Health and Prevention, said: “It’s deeply worrying that a quarter of 11-15-year-olds used a vape last year and we know disposables are the product of choice for the majority of kids vaping today.”

Mr Gwynne added: “The government will also introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill – the biggest public health intervention in a generation – which will protect young people from becoming hooked on nicotine and pave the way for a smoke-free UK.”

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Earlier this month, the Daily told how a study found that - and most do so daily.

Government figures show that vape use in England grew by more than 400% between 2012 and 2023, with 9.1% of the British public now buying and using these products.

The move is also designed to limit the environmental damage caused by single-use vapes being thrown away - with 40 tonnes of lithium from disposable batteries being dumped in 2022.

Almost five million single-use vapes were either littered or thrown away in the UK each week - the equivalent of eight being dumped per second, according to Government figures.

Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh said: “Single-use vapes are extremely wasteful and blight our towns and cities. That is why we are banning single use vapes as we end this nation’s throwaway culture.”