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E-cigarettes ban for under-18s

The Government is to introduce new legislation to ban under-18s from buying electronic cigarettes. The announcement comes as e-cigarettes are enjoying a boom in sales, with an estimated 1.3 million people in the UK thought to use them

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E-cigarette ban 'to help children lead a healthy life'

Two thirds of smokers say they smoked regularly before they were 18, showing that this is an addiction largely taken up in childhood.

We must do all we can to help children lead a healthy life. That's why this measure is designed to help protect children from the dangers of being bought cigarettes by irresponsible adults - something that I hope concerned parents and responsible retailers will welcome.

– Jane Ellison, Public Health Minister

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