A CANCER-beating Cabinet minister has urged caution over relaxing rules on e-cigarettes.

James Brokenshire spoke out after MPs called for an urgent review to get vaping devices on prescription.

1 Cancer-beating Cabinet minister James Brokenshire urges caution over calls for NHS to prescribe e-cigarettes Credit: PA:Press Association

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The Commons Science and Technology Committee said vaping had not been a route to cigarettes for youngsters as feared.

But Mr Brokenshire, who beat lung cancer, said more evidence was needed before lifting bans in public places such as hospitals.

Speaking to the BBC’s Any Questions, the Communities Secretary said the long-term impact of exposure of vapours to the lungs needs to be known.

He said: “It is less harmful, it’s not necessarily harmless.”

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