Table 1.

Overview of interviewees

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

^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