The ‘Tobacco and Vapes Bill’ would make it an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. Smoking itself would not be criminalised, and anyone who can legally buy tobacco today will never be prevented from doing so in the future by the legislation. If passed, the bill will progress to the next stage, bringing the UK closer to creating the first smoke-free generation.
Responsible for around 80,000 deaths annually, smoking is the UK’s single biggest preventable killer and costs the NHS and economy an estimated £17bn a year—far more than the £10bn annual revenue from tobacco taxation.
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