Question follow-through · 78564
Tobacco: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the current tobacco excise duty regime on the levels of illegal tobacco consumption.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 15 Oct 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the current tobacco excise duty regime on the levels of illegal tobacco consumption.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Oct 2025
Answer published
Strong enforcement is essential in tackling the illicit tobacco market. HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force have had illicit tobacco strategies in place since 2000. Our latest strategy, “Stubbing out the problem”, was published in January 2024. The De...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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