§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many vehicles were seized by HM Customs and Excise in the past 12 months; what the comparable figures were in each of the previous three years; and what the total value of the items seized from persons and vehicles at the borders with France in the past 12 months was. [38331]
§ Dawn PrimaroloFor the number of vehicles seized across the whole of the UK in 1997–98, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 18 June 1998,Official Report, column 274. For the number of vehicles seized across the UK in 1998–99 and 1999–2000 I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 15 January 2001, Official Report, column 124W. Figures for the number of vehicles seized by Customs across the UK during 2000–01 are contained in the Government's response to the independent report by John Rogues into "The Collection of Excise Duties in HM Customs and Excise" (House of commons command 5329, July 2001), a copy of which was placed in the Library on 19 July 2001.
1331WCustoms do not centrally retain figures on the value of goods and vehicles seized at the borders with France.