Question follow-through · 65045

Imports: Sanctions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC’s capacity to monitor the importation of goods from (a) countries and (b) territories subject to (i) arms embargoes, (ii) trade sanctions and (iii) other trade re

answeredIqbal MohamedTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
4 Jul 2025
Target answer date
8 Jul 2025
Answer
14 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC’s capacity to monitor the importation of goods from (a) countries and (b) territories subject to (i) arms embargoes, (ii) trade sanctions and (iii) other trade re

  2. 8 Jul 2025

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  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    HMRC operates a risk-based model for customs compliance which is designed to support the flow of compliant international trade, while maintaining effective controls to collect revenue, protect the UK economy and wider society from harm and uphold the UK’s...

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