APPG for Responsible Vaping
@APPG_Vaping
Providing a focus and forum for vaping issues within Parliament
As Parliament heads towards recess, our Chair, @GlindonMary MP, spoke in the Backbench Business: Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment Debate. We welcome the important research Mary highlights throughout the speech. Watch the video below for all the details.
Following a question from the Chair of the APPG, Mary Glindon, Minister Ashley Dalton outlines steps being taken to ensure consumers switch to reusable vapes, now the ban on single use vapes is in force. theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2025…
The Responsible Vaping APPG was pleased to convene another meeting in Parliament today, with a dedicated focus on the progress of the Bill through the House of Lords.

Our Chair, Marcus Saxton, spoke to BBC Radio Kent this morning, on the illicit trade and the single use vapes ban coming into force in June. 📻 Listen back here: youtube.com/watch?v=gG2bjw… #vaping
🎙️ 📰 The IBVTA, providing the credible voice for the independent vape industry in the UK: Our Chair, Marcus Saxton spoke to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire this morning. 📻 Listen back here: youtube.com/watch?v=PZ32fa… #vaping
Our Chair, Marcus Saxton spoke to BBC Radio London this morning, on the back of the BBC's report on illicit vape seizures. 📻 Listen back here: youtube.com/watch?v=jelBSl… #vaping
'The Independent British Vape Trade Association said the majority of purposed vape shops operated within the law, but a resurgence in the popularity of single-use vapes - a popular "cash market" – had seen organised crime gangs get involved. The IBVTA welcomed the…
A new study published today by researchers at @UCL_TARG suggests the recent rapid rise in #vaping may have "stalled", and that has been a "shift away" from disposable #vapes since the ban was announced, with more people opting for refillable and reusable devices. The IBVTA have…
Disposable e-cigarette ban ‘unlikely’ to tackle #vaping rates, researchers warn independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
A very important scheme to help adult smokers quit - a crucial mission of the APPG.
Delighted to hear the Minister confirm that the #SwapToStop scheme will be extended, with the provision of #vaping kits to smokers seeking to quit continuing. IBVTA members have been successfully supporting this scheme since 2023. #TobaccoAndVapesBill
Chair of the @APPG_Vaping, @GlindonMary, points to the importance of #vape flavours for smoking cessation in the #TobaccoAndVapesBill debate. #vaping
Pleased to host another meeting alongside the secretariat @TheIBVTA , chaired by @GlindonMary. We focused on ensuring the Tobacco & Vapes Bill balances support for adult smokers to quit via vaping and tackling the illicit market. We remain committed to evidence-based regulation.



Newly published research from the US is accompanied by the headline that vaping may actually make it harder to quit smoking. But is this really true? Prof Peter Hajek of @QMUL gives his expert opinion: "The study used a method that automatically generates skewed results. In the…
expert reaction to a cohort study looking at the association between vaping and rates of smoking cessation and tobacco abstinence buff.ly/OmdbFPi