§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated annual consumption of tobacco products was in each of the last five years. [90274]
§ John HealeyEstimates of the quantities of cigarettes consumed in each of the last three full financial years are given in Table 3.3 of "Measuring Indirect Tax Losses", published by HM Customs and Excise in November 2002, and available in the Library of the House. Corresponding consumption estimates for the two years 1997–98 and 1998–99 are 85.5 billion cigarette sticks and 83 billion respectively.