§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been prosecuted for re-selling alcoholic beverages and tobacco brought in from France in the latest available year. [55357]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe information requested is not available in this form. However, figures are available for the number of prosecutions generated by Excise Verification Officers for the smuggling and/or illicit resale of alcohol and tobacco from the European Union; in the year ending 31 March 1998 there were 417.