{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/782727.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":782727,"attributes":{"action":"Add vaping to stop smoking uk","background":"Vaping should be included in Stop Smoking UK programmes not because it’s risk-free or easy to quit, but because it is far less harmful than smoking, while still being honest that it contains nicotine and remains highly addictive. For many people, switching is only the first step.","additional_details":"Vaping should be included in Stop Smoking UK programmes not because it’s risk-free or easy to quit, but because it is far less harmful than smoking, while still being honest that it contains nicotine and remains highly addictive. For many people, switching is only the first step: trading cigarettes for vapes does not make dependence vanish, and stepping away from nicotine entirely can feel just as difficult as giving up tobacco ever was. People deserve support that matches that reality.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-09-23T12:49:01.356Z","updated_at":"2026-10-16T12:11:01.465Z","rejected_at":"2026-10-16T12:11:00.081Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-23T23:32:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"We find this unclear.  We can find no Government programme called Stop Smoking UK although there is an NHS Better Health programme called Quit Smoking.  However this does include advice on quitting vaping as well.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/ready-to-quit-smoking/vaping-to-quit-smoking/how-to-quit-vaping/\r\n\r\nBecause of that, we don't really know what in particular you are calling for.\r\n\r\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}