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Table 1 Overview of interviewees

From: Evidence use in E-cigarettes debates: scientific showdowns in a ‘wild west’ of research

Interview ID

Interviewee classification

Organisational position on key e-cigarette issues within consultation submission

Age of sale to under-18 s

E-cigarette advertising

Vaping in public places

1

Academic group

Restrict

Restrict

N/Aa

2

Third sector/civil society organisationc

Restrict

Restrict

Do not restrict

3

Third sector/civil society organisationc

Restrict

Restrict

Do not restrict

4

Health service [NHS]

Restrict

Restrict

Restrict

5

Third sector/civil society organisation

Restrict

Restrict

Do not restrict

6

Government c

N/A

N/A

N/A

7

Health service providers

Do not restrict

N/A

Restrict

8

E-cigarette industryb d

Restrict

Do not restrict

N/A

9

Academic group

N/A

Restrict

N/A

10

Health service providers

Restrict

N/A

Restrict

11

Academic groups c

Restrict

N/A

N/A

12

Health service [NHS]

Restrict

Restrict

Restrict

13

Health service providers b

Restrict

Restrict

Do not restrict

14

Health service providers b

Restrict

Restrict

Restrict

15

E-cigarette industryb

Restrict

Do not restrict

Do not restrict

16

Retail

Restrict

Do not restrict

Do not restrict

17

Academic group

Restrict

N/A

N/A

18

Tobacco Industry

Restrict

Do not restrict

Do not restrict

19

Third sector/civil society organisationc

Restrict

Do not restrict

Do not restrict

20

Tobacco Industry b

Restrict

Do not restrict

Do not restrict

21

Local authority with remit in health

Restrict

Restrict

Restrict

22

Third sector/civil society organisation

Restrict

Do not restrict

Do not restrict

23

Health service [NHS]

Restrict

Restrict

Restrict

24

Third sector/civil society organisation

Restrict

Restrict

N/A

25

Pharmaceutical manufacturer b

N/A

N/A

N/A

  1. aN/A indicates that no response was given in the consultation submission of the organisation represented by the interviewee. b Signals follow-up interview was conducted with the original interviewee from this organisation in 2019–2020. c Signals follow-up interview was conducted with a new interviewee from this organisation in 2019–2020 d Signals joint interview with two participants