Eight children from a secondary school required hospital treatment after using electronic cigarettes, an MP has said as she urged for proper regulation and a ban on disposable vapes.
Conservative Dr Caroline Johnson said the children, who were all from a school in her constituency, were admitted to hospital “at different times over the last few months”.
The MP expressed deep concern about the accessibility and appeal of vaping products to youngsters as she emphasised the need to address the issue urgently.
Back in February, Dr Johnson presented a ten-minute rule Bill to ban the sale of disposable vapes and will lead a Westminster Hall debate on the topic on Thursday.
Speaking to the PA news agency ahead of the debate, the Sleaford and North Hykeham MP said: “A number of children in my constituency have collapsed after vaping and my understanding from the local school is that now eight children from one school in my constituency have required hospital treatment.
“Not all at the same time, at different times over the last few months, just immediately after they had been vaping.”
