§ Mr. Alan ReidTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many bottles of(a) whisky and (b) other spirits were seized by Customs and Excise in the last 12 months because duty had not been paid.[145973]
§ John HealeyThe information is not available in the format requested. HM Customs and Excise central records collate the volume of spirit seized but do not distinguish the specific type of spirit.
Details of the volume of spirits seized for this period will be included in HM Customs and Excise Annual Report and Accounts for 2003–04.
Details of spirits seizures in the period 2001–02 are given in Appendix C of the HM Customs and Excise Annual Report 2002–03 (HC 52).
§ Mr. Alan ReidTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) successful and (b) unsuccessful prosecutions there have been for evading duty on (a) whisky and (b) other spirits in the last 12 months.[145974]
§ John HealeyThe information is not available in the format requested. HM Customs and Excise central records collate the number of successful and unsuccessful prosecutions which involve spirits duty fraud but do not distinguish the specific type of spirit for which a prosecution is brought.