UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill Enters House of Lords Report Stage

Key Points

• The Tobacco and Vapes Bill enters report stage in the House of Lords beginning February 24, 2026.

• The legislation aims to prevent individuals aged 15 and under in 2026 from ever legally purchasing tobacco.

• Proposed amendments include raising the legal sales age to 21 and enhancing age-verification requirements.

• The bill would enable new product and information regulations for tobacco and vape products.

2Firsts, February 22, 2026 

According to UK Parliament, The UK House of Lords is set to begin report stage consideration of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Tuesday, February 24.

The bill aims to create what lawmakers describe as the first “smoke-free generation” by ensuring that children turning 15 in 2026 or younger will never be legally sold tobacco products.

In addition to tobacco restrictions, the legislation seeks to provide authority for product and information requirements relating to tobacco, vaping and other associated products.

Report stage allows members of the House of Lords to conduct detailed scrutiny of the bill and propose amendments. Three days have been scheduled so far for report stage debate: February 24, March 3 and March 5, although additional dates may be added.

On the first day of report stage, members are expected to consider amendments addressing several issues, including raising the legal age for tobacco and vape sales to 21, specifying customer age-verification methods, granting powers to prohibit sales of certain products, improving transparency of tobacco sales data to support public health policy, and establishing a youth vaping and waste impacts taskforce.

The bill previously underwent line-by-line examination during committee stage between October 27 and November 26, 2025. A second reading debate on the bill’s key principles took place on April 23, 2025.

Further proceedings can be followed via Parliament TV and official Hansard transcripts.