Single-use vapes 'WILL be banned in the UK by next summer' amid crackdown on children smoking e-cigarettes By Bill Bowkett and Frankie Elliott For Mailonline Published: 00:12, 24 October 2024 | Updated: 00:15, 24 October 2024 e-mail View comments Disposable vapes will be banned across Britain by next summer, it was reported last night. In a bid to crackdown on schoolchildren getting hooked on e-cigarettes and prevent littering, ministers will introduce new laws that force all suppliers in England to get rid of all disposables stock by June 2025. Downing Street expects the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to impose the same cut-off date for single-use vapes, such as Elf bars and Lost Mary.
But all refillable vapes will reportedly remain available as doctors use them to help patients quit smoking. It comes as Sir Keir Starmer considers introducing tougher rules on outdoor smoking in areas such as beer gardens and hospitals to reduce the tobacco-linked deaths despite accusations of 'nanny statism'. In a bid to crackdown on schoolchildren getting hooked on e-cigarettes and prevent littering, ministers will introduce new laws that force all suppliers in England to get rid of all disposables stock by June 2025 (file image) Downing Street expects the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to impose the same cut-off date for single-use vapes, such as Elf bars and Lost Mary Rishi Sunak initially announced plans to ban disposable vapes .