UK government to ban disposable vapes to prevent use by children Reuters Smoking ban should not apply to e cigarettes and vaping should be allowed at work, in pubs and on trains, MPs say The Independent The Independent Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes in UK, as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears British Parliament. Both the Commons and Lords have settled on UK Disposable Vape Ban 2024