Dr. Helen McAvoy:

We do not yet know the long-term effects of inhaling second-hand vapour from e-cigarettes but we know it is an irritant to the nose and respiratory passageway. I do not have a firm view at this stage on extending the workplace smoking ban to vaping. However, we do not want to normalise vaping in places where a smoking ban exists and present it as an alternative activity. We want places, particularly where children are and where people are seeking medical treatment, which are free from that.