Belfast Council has responded to a UK wide consultation on vaping by proposing vapes should only be sold from behind the counter and with “unattractive" flavours. Belfast City Council, which is the largest functioning democratic body operating in Northern Ireland while Stormont is in stasis, has returned a muscular reply to the UK wide ‘Smokefree Generation’ consultation.
Published in October by the UK Department of Health and Social Care, in partnership with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, the consultation makes proposals for restrictions on the sale of tobacco and vapes, including a proposed UK wide ban on the sale of disposable vape products. Read more:Belfast Council criticises Stormont winter gritting strategy In April 2023 the council agreed to convene a working group with the NI Department of Health, the Public Health Agency and the PSNI to consider measures to strengthen current legislation and enforcement, including the consideration of a ban on the sale of disposable vapes. The use of vapes by under 18s in all council sites have been banne