§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the quantity of petroleum products smuggled from(a) the Irish Republic and (b) other countries into Great Britain in each of the last five years up to the latest date for which information is available. [141048]
§ Dawn PrimaroloNo such estimates are available.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the sums lost to the Revenue in(a) 1999 and (b) the financial year 1999–2000 due to the smuggling of petroleum products from the Irish Republic into Northern Ireland. [141067]
§ Dawn PrimaroloHM Customs and Excise has responsibility for excise revenues. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Lewes (Mr. Baker) on 20 March 2000,Official Report, column 442W.