PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(13 November 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many reports have been received by the Citizens Advice consumer hotline on the illegal sale of (a) tobacco products, (b) vape and c) alcohol products in each of the last five years.

Asked by:
Richard Tice (Reform UK)

Answer

Set out in the table below are the number of cases reported to and collected by the Citizens Advice consumer service over the past 5 years.

Cases

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

Tobacco

1376

1471

1184

944

787

E-cig/Vape

459

1883

3757

2398

1400

Alcohol

1719

1749

1746

1014

766


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