Petitioning Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron

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We support the Parliamentary moves to block crazy e-cigarette regulations

This petition is requesting the House of Lords to back Lord Callanan’s motion to stop harsh regulations on e-cigarettes which would force vapers back to smoking. We urge our House of Commons to debate the implications for public health of the Tobacco Products Directive on e-cigarettes. And we plead with the Prime Minister to use his influence in Brussels to get a British opt-out from Article 20 before the EU referendum so this issue does not affect that vote.

Numbers Vaping

• 2.8 million vapers in Great Britain - up from 700,000 in 2012 - Ash Survey published 16 May 2016
• 9% of vapers (252,000 people) use higher strength nicotine (+20mg/ml) prohibited under TPD -Ash Survey

Debate on E-Cigarette Regulation

• The health minister said he wanted lax implementation of vaping rules. He hoped “enforcement will be more Italian than traditionally British” Lord Prior of Brampton
• The shadow health minister said it was “obvious that the Government themselves do not support them [the rules on vaping]” Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Shadow Health Minister

Department of Health’s Impact Assessment

• “There is a risk that due to the potential price increase and reduction of choice of e- cigarettes, people will choose to switch back to smoking” (paragraph 207)
• “if users can’t get the desired nicotine level from e-cigarettes they may switch to cigarettes” (paragraph 200)
• the number of e-cigarette products on the market could fall 96% from 25,000 to 1,000 (Annex B page 74 )
• the rules could reduce e-cigarette advertising by 90% (paragraph 176)
• “There is a risk that a black market will develop with potentially harmful e-cigarette products” (paragraph 208)

Royal College of Physicians Report

• "Promoting e-cigarettes... as widely as possible, as a substitute for smoking, is therefore likely to generate significant health gains in the UK” page 189
• forcing e-cigarette packaging to carry big health warnings is “illogical” - page 160

E-Cigarettes Regulations of Tobacco Product Directive (Article 20)

• come into effect on Friday 20 May through these UK regulations
• ban stronger e-cigarettes (nicotine above 20mg/ml)
• ban e-liquid bottles above 10ml
• ban e-cigarette ‘tanks’ above 2ml
• ban most advertising

This petition will be delivered to:

• Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party
  David Cameron MP
• Leader of Labour Party
  Jeremy Corbyn MP

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