Scotland Urged to Implement Disposable E-Cigarette Ban Post-Election

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Scotland Urged to Implement Disposable E-Cigarette Ban Post-Election
Scottish health charity urges MPs to ensure post-election nationwide disposable e-cigarette ban, despite government delays.

According to the Daily Record on July 2nd, a Scottish health charity is urging lawmakers to ensure the planned nationwide ban on disposable e-cigarettes is implemented across the UK after the general election.

 

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) believes that it is crucial for the timetable for banning disposable e-cigarettes to remain unaffected by any government changes.

 

Despite the support of the Labour Party, Rishi Sunak's government failed to pass the Tobacco and E-Cigarette Act in the recent election. Prior to this, all four countries in the UK had also agreed to ban disposable e-cigarettes from April 1, 2025.

 

ASH Scotland's director Sheila Duffy stated,

 

The Scottish government has proposed a ban on disposable entertainment e-cigarettes, which are the product of choice for most teenage smokers. This is a crucial response to the major public health issue of smoking among children and adolescents in Scotland. This timeline should not be affected by elections and the formation of a new government in Westminster, and the plan should proceed as scheduled to ensure that these harmful products to health and the environment are banned across the UK after April 1, 2025.

 

The organization hopes that the next session of lawmakers can "immediately reintroduce" the bill, including taking measures to prevent the targeted marketing of candy-flavored e-cigarettes to children and teenagers.

 

This bill will also prohibit those born in 2009 and beyond from purchasing tobacco, in an effort to create a "smoke-free generation".

 

Hillary Duff continued to affirm that...

 

Tobacco remains the biggest preventable killer, causing over 8,000 deaths each year. The new UK government, cross-party MPs, and the Scottish government should act swiftly to eliminate the impact of multinational tobacco companies on people's lives and achieve Scotland's goal of being smoke-free by 2034. Tobacco industry promotions have lured young people into using their addictive and harmful products for decades, and now a similar situation is unfolding with tobacco.

 

Therefore, we are calling on election candidates to support our appeal to immediately cease marketing to children, cease selling sweet, brightly colored e-cigarettes, and stop supporting measures that urgently protect the health of young people both now and for future generations.

 

Scottish Green Party member Gillian Mackay is a supporter of the ban on disposable e-cigarettes. Last week, she wrote a letter to all party leaders urging them not to delay on the issue of banning disposable e-cigarettes.

 

Disposable e-cigarettes are a complete waste and unnecessary. Banning them is imperative for our health and our communities. Many parliamentary tasks and reviews that need to be completed have been delayed due to the snap election, casting doubts on the feasibility of the current timetable. We cannot let such an important public health measure be postponed because of this snap election.

 

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