A question on #ElectronicCigarettes #WasteDisposal tabled by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 02-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

Heading: Electronic Cigarettes: Waste Disposal
Question ID: 1807859
UIN: HL7902
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-02
Asking Member ID: 4282
Asking Member display name: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the environment of the disposal of vapes.
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Date answered: 2025-06-13
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Answering Member ID: 4395
Answering Member display name: Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Answering Member handle: suehayman1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @suehayman1
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Answer text: Single-use vapes are a blight on our environment with an estimated 5 million incorrectly disposed of each week. This is why on 1 June 2025 we banned the sale and supply of these products. We have published our impact assessment which considers the environ...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true