Question follow-through · 12769
Tobacco: Seized Articles
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of cigarettes seized by HMRC are counterfeit.
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, what proportion of cigarettes seized by HMRC are counterfeit.
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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