HC Deb 16 July 1976 vol 915 c322W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of TIR lorries entering the United Kingdom are thoroughly searched by Her Majesty's Customs and and Excise.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

All vehicles entering the United Kingdom are liable to be searched. Information about individual classes of vehicles selected for thorough search is not, however, available. TIR lorries which are not emptied at the port of importation and subjected to normal Customs controls there proceed under Customs seal to inland clearance depots where those controls are carried out.