The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is now law. It includes powers to introduce a retail licensing scheme for tobacco and vapes. The scheme itself will need further regulations. One to watch. This government is taking action to protect people from the harms of smoking. , Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death, disability and ill health in the UK. , Todays reforms will phase Tobacco & Vapes Bill Will It Drive Vapers Back To Smoking? Ecigclick Tobacco and Vapes Bill agreed by Parliament Bill to ban younger generation from smoking and crackdown on vapes clears first hurdle Politics News Sky News Department Our Tobacco and Vapes Bill will protect the public, NHS and economy from the harms of smoking. We plan to: ban smoking outside schools, children's playgrounds and hospitals