§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much contraband rolled tobacco was seized by HM Customs in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available. [134411]
§ Dawn PrimaroloPrior to this year, separate figures for seized rolled tobacco have not been kept centrally. The figures for revenue on all types of tobacco detections for 1993–94 to 1996–97 were given in my answer to the hon. Member for Beckenham (Mrs. Lait) on 16 February 1998,Official Report, column 478W; similar figures for 1997–98 are contained in HMCE Cross Channel Excise Smuggling 1998, a copy of which is in the Library.
For 1998–99 and 1999–2000, the amounts seized were £60.6 million and £297.8 million respectively.