Question follow-through · 12768
Tobacco: Seized Articles
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cigarettes have been seized using Track and Trace technology in each of the last five years.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cigarettes have been seized using Track and Trace technology in each of the last five years.
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
HMRC does not hold figures for the number of cigarettes seized using Track and Trace technology in each of the last five years. However, since July 2023, Trading Standards teams making such seizures have also been able to check products for non-compliance...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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