Motorists in England will be banned from smoking in the car if they are carrying passengers under the age of 18.
E-cigarettes contain ten times the amount of carcinogens compared to regular tobacco, a team of Japanese scientists have claimed.
A new law banning drivers and passengers from smoking in cars carrying children could be introduced as soon as next month.
MPs have voted overwhelmingly in support of banning smoking in cars carrying children to prevent them form inhaling second-hand smoke.
The Prison Service is considering introducing a smoking ban across all areas of prisons in England and Wales by 2015.