PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tobacco: Smuggling (25 November 2014)
Question Asked
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of standardised packaging of tobacco products on the illicit trade in tobacco.
Asked by:
Mark Garnier (Conservative)
Asked by:
Mark Garnier (Conservative)
Answer
HMRC has carried out a “futures analysis” to identify the potential impact the introduction of Standardised Packaging could have on the illicit trade in tobacco. This assessment has been shared with the Department of Health to inform the development of Government policy.
The assessment is currently being reviewed taking into consideration additional information provided during the Government consultation.
Answered by:
Priti Patel (Conservative)
2 December 2014
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