One million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes under a "swap to stop" scheme described by ministers as a world first.Vape starter kits will be offered to almost one in five of all smokers in England under a push to make the nation "smoke free", ministers announced on Tuesday.Pregnant women will also be offered up to £400 to stop smoking and a consultation will be launched on introducing mandatory advice on quitting smoking to be placed in cigarette packs.

One million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes under a "swap to stop" scheme described by ministers as a world first.Vape starter kits will be offered to almost one in five of all smokers in England under a push to make the nation "smoke free", ministers announced on Tuesday.Pregnant women will also be offered up to £400 to stop smoking and a consultation will be launched on introducing mandatory advice on quitting smoking to be placed in cigarette packs.