§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he expects to have completed drafting consolidated Customs and Excise legislation; [26514]
(2) what progress he has made in implementing a consolidation of Customs and Excise regulations as recommended by the Rogues report. [26515]
§ Mr. BoatengCustoms introduced the Excise Duty Points (Duty Suspended Movement of Excise Goods) Regulations 2001 last September. These were supported by Mr. Rogues in his recent report and strengthen the system for holding and moving excise goods without payment of duty. Further new regulations will be laid shortly.
Work will begin in 2002–03 on looking at the scope for consolidating related excise legislation. The size of the task has yet to be gauged.