AQW 17851/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of businesses that have faced action from the Trading Standards Service in the last 12 months as a consequence of selling vape products to children.
Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 8 November 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 8 November 2024
- Answer due by
- 25 November 2024
- Answered
- 25 November 202417 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
District Councils enforce underage sales breaches in relation to tobacco and nicotine vapes in Northern Ireland. The most recent available data for Northern Ireland for breaches of underage sale of nicotine vape products shows that in 2023-2024, there were:
61 fixed penalty notices
18 written warnings
2 investigations ongoing
1 no further action
2 Restricted Premises Orders