| Heading: |
Oral Tobacco: Health |
| Question ID: |
1819348 |
| UIN: |
64959 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5293 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Cat Eccles
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| Asking Member handle: |
catecclesstour
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@catecclesstour
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of oral nicotine pouches on public health. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4981 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Ashley Dalton
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| Answering Member handle: |
AshleyDalton_MP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@AshleyDalton_MP
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| Answer text: |
Nicotine is the active ingredient in oral nicotine pouches, which is a highly addictive drug. Unlike vapes, nicotine pouches currently have no set nicotine limits, and nicotine strengths can be extremely high. The use of nicotine pouches is increasing, pa... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |