The UK Government plans to ban single use vapes in order to discourage youngsters from using them, reports the BBC.

The Government has revealed plans that will see disposable vapes banned in order to prevent youngsters from using the products after research from the Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) charity suggests 7.6 per cent of 11 to 17-year-olds now vape regularly or occasionally, up from 4.1 per cent in 2020, according to the BBC.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that adult smokers looking to quit would still be able to access alternatives such as vapes under the new proposals. He stressed that the new measures were being introduced to stop children from taking up the habit and said that “strong action” was needed.
“Children shouldn’t be vaping, we don’t want them to get addicted, we still don’t understand the full long-term health impacts,” Sunak said.
On the other hand, the UK Vaping Industry Association said vapes had helped “millions of adults quit and stay off cigarettes“ and said the proposals would put children at risk by “turbocharging the black market” reports the BBC.
The proposals would also address flavoured vapes and how they would be packaged and marketed moving forward. The government said that a further public consultation would take place to decide which flavours should be banned and how refillable vapes will be sold.
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins told the BBC she was confident the new bill regarding vapes would pass Parliament by the time of the general election with it coming into force in early 2025.