§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish for each of the last five years and the current year to the most recent date for which figures are available, his estimate of the loss to the Revenue of(a) petrol and (b) diesel fuel smuggled into Northern Ireland and not seized by the RUC and Inland Revenue officials. [140319]
§ Mr. TimmsHM Customs and Excise has responsibility for excise revenues. I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 20 March 2000,Official Report, column 442W.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish for each of the last five years and the current financial year to the latest date for which information is available, the quantities of smuggled road fuel seized by Revenue officials and the RUC in Northern Ireland, indicating the quantity of(a) diesel and (b) petrol seized; and what was the amount of revenue lost to the Exchequer associated with such smuggled fuel. [140317]
§ Mr. TimmsFor the seizures of smuggled fuel for financial years 1995–96 to 1999–2000, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 5 July 2000,Official Report, column 201W. For the period April to September 2000, seizures of smuggled fuel are as follows:
Volume seized—729,530 litres1Revenue—£296,221.1A breakdown by type is not available.