The government is planning to reduce the availability, appeal and affordability of vapes being promoted to children based on responses to the eight-week consultation.
At the Conservative Party's annual conference last week, Sunak revealed plans to increase the legal age limit on buying cigarettes year-on-year meaning that young people aged 14 and under will never be legally allowed to purchase tobacco products.
The youth vaping call for evidence focuses on concerns around the underage use of vapes, counterfeit products and marketing strategies making vapes look more similar to sweets than a smoking alternative.
Sunak said: “Our ambitious plans will reverse the worrying rise in youth vaping while protecting our children from the dangerous long-term effects of smoking as quickly as possible.”
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