Report from UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Vape Business Ireland calls for no excise on vaping products in Budget 2019
August 9, 2018UK Parliament Committee concludes that vaping products should not be treated in the same way as cigarettes and are not a ‘gateway’ to smoking.
August 17, 2018Report from UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (received over 100 pieces of written evidence and held hearings from 25 witnesses) (published in August 2018, here) found that:
• Vaping products should not be treated in the same way as conventional cigarettes;
• E-cigarettes are not a significant ‘gateway’, including for young non-smokers, to conventional smoking and do not pose a significant risk through second-hand inhalation;
• NHS England should set a policy of mental health facilities allowing vaping product use by patients unless trusts can demonstrate evidence-based reasons for not doing so;