§ 30. Mrs. LaitTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on co-operation between police and Her Majesty's Customs on tobacco and alcohol smuggling and bootlegging. [69137]
§ Mr. BoatengThe primary responsibility for countering smuggling and the evasion of duty rests with Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, but there are well established arrangements to ensure close co-operation between the police service and Her Majesty's Customs to combat these and other criminal activities.