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he meeting was chaired by Chris Dodge,
Secretary General at the Global Vaping
Association (GVA) and attended by Mark
Pawsey MP for Rugby & Bulkington,
Colin Mansell and Ria Amber Tesia from
Team Vapouround.
We’re thrilled to report that the GVA
bestowed ‘Leader of the Year’ award to
Mark, who has been a strong voice in
raising the awareness of vaping through
his work as Chair on the All Party
Parliamentary Group for E-Cigarettes.
It was a constructive, informative meet,
and a fantastic opportunity to speak
with industry experts passionate about
the vaping industry. Chris is a loud and
proud advocate for vapers worldwide,
having had work featured in The Wall
Street Journal and The Huffington Post
amongst others, bringing extensive
experience in international trade to
the table. Mark too, spoke of the need
to raise awareness of the benefits of
vaping through exploration of regulating
e-cigarettes in the most practical manner.
Areas of discussion included the future
of vaping in the UK post-TPD and the
classification of the e-cigarettes which
is something of a misnomer. Why, for
example, are e-cigarettes universally
called so, when they’re technically not
cigarettes? This only heavily implies
that by being in the same category
as tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes
carry similar risks. It is all about public
perception and by lumping e-cigarettes
We’re thrilled to report that the
GVA bestowed ‘Leader of the
Year’ award to Mark, who has
been a strong voice in raising
the awareness of vaping through
his work as Chair on the All
Party Parliamentary Group for
E-Cigarettes.
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with tobacco products, the latter which
actually don’t contain any tobacco, is
misleading and disingenuous.
This is something Vapouround is
currently looking into and we’ll update
you accordingly.
We, as esteemed members of the vaping
industry need to raise public awareness
of the health benefits of e-cigarettes;
which is why the Public Health England
report published earlier this year made
for excellent reading. This landmark
review was a game-changer and one
of the messages at the forefront of the
report’s findings, is that e-cigarettes
consist of a nicotine delivery system
with the potential to make a significant
contribution to the endgame for tobacco.
We need to focus on the report’s
statement that e-cigarettes are 95%
safer than traditional tobacco cigarettes.
Mark put the following question to
Prime Minister David Cameron.
Here is the pivotal question and answer
in its entirety:
Mark Pawsey: “By the time the House
next meets for questions, many people
will have started their new year’s
resolutions. For many, one resolution will
be to give up smoking. Given that Public
Health England recently stated that
e-cigarettes are 95% safer than tobacco
and half the population is unaware of that
fact, will the Prime Minister join me in