00:00 My job as Prime Minister is to do what I believe is right for the long term of our country.
00:04 And you talk to any parent or teacher, as I've been doing here at this school in Darlington this morning,
00:08 they'll talk about the worrying rise in vaping amongst children.
00:11 Children shouldn't be vaping. We don't want them to get addicted.
00:14 We still don't understand the full long-term health impacts of vaping.
00:18 So it's right that we take strong action to stamp this out.
00:21 That's what we're doing. Banning disposable vapes,
00:23 taking powers to go after the flavours, the appearance, the packaging,
00:28 where vapes are displayed in stores, but also improving enforcement,
00:32 making it easier to levy on-the-spot fines at retailers who shouldn't be selling to kids.
00:37 Taken together, it's a strong set of measures so we can improve our children's health.
00:41 It's the right long-term thing for the country.
00:42 It's important that we maintain vapes for adult smokers who want to stop,
00:46 because for those people, it's obviously preferable that they vape rather than smoke.
00:50 That's why actually we're pioneering the Swap to Stop campaign.
00:54 A million people are being provided with kits to help them through the NHS.
00:58 And actually we're one of the first countries in the world to do a programme like that.
01:02 It's also why we have balanced these proposals,
01:05 targeting the things that are particularly appealing to children.
01:07 And that's what this is about, is protecting children's health.
01:10 That's why the marketing, the flavours, the appearance, where they are displayed in stores.
01:14 And what's clear is it's disposable vapes that are behind the very worrying rise in children's vaping.
01:19 Children disproportionately and overwhelmingly use disposable vapes.
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