2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:34 pm on 4 October 2022.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 2:34, 4 October 2022

Following on from the question from Natasha Asghar on vaping, I just wondered if it's possible to have a refreshed statement arising out of the new strategy on tobacco control, because we heard very clearly from the First Minister that the number of 11 to 17-year-olds vaping has gone up significantly, and that this has a major impact on brain development up to the age of 25. And if we're going to deal with young people, it needs combined action by health, education and regulatory services. So, I wondered if it would be possible to have such a statement from somebody in the Government, because there are three different departments involved. But it seems to me that we cannot allow young people to be pulled into vaping as an addiction as a way of getting them into smoking. We need to be going in the opposite direction.