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The Government is appealing to parents and teachers to respond to a consultation on ways of curbing the use of the electronic devices among youngsters.<\/p>\n
Health Secretary Steve Barclay told the Daily Express something must be done about the \u201calarming rise\u201d of vaping among children.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt vaping is safer than smoking and an essential tool to help adult smokers quit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as a dad, I\u2019m concerned that one in five children have already vaped, up from less than one in 10 only three years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s clearly no coincidence. Like many Express readers, I\u2019m appalled to see vapes marketed at children.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> EU blasted for ‘madness\u2019 over TV and film tobacco \u2018trigger warnings\u2019 plans<\/strong><\/p>\n The Government set out plans to phase out the sale of cigarettes and introduce tighter restrictions on vaping to protect children in the King\u2019s Speech.<\/p>\n Under the changes, anyone turning 14 this year or younger will never legally be sold cigarettes.<\/p>\n The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will effectively raise the age of tobacco sale by one year every year to prevent young people from ever taking up smoking.<\/p>\n It also promised a \u201cfurther crackdown on youth vaping\u201d while encouraging adult smokers to use vapes to quit.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Health campaigners have repeatedly said that offering e-cigarettes for \u201cpocket money prices\u201d encourages children to take up vaping.<\/p>\n Other proposals include restricting the flavours and descriptions of vapes so they are no longer targeted at children, putting vapes out of the sight of children and regulating vape packaging and how products are presented.<\/p>\n One in five children have now tried vaping despite it being illegal for under-18s, while the number of children using vapes has tripled in the past three years.<\/p>\n
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