The Vaping industry has been shunned yet again by the government as it fails to invite the industry and consumers to give evidence to the Tobacco and Vape Bill Committee. The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) says the decision to side-line experts is “fundamentally undemocratic”, and expressed its shock and dismay.
Last week, the 16-member committee was announced, only it contained no MPs who had voted against the Bill. The make-up of the Bill’s committee drew criticism from industry commentators, who labelled it “ludicrously one-sided”.