Question follow-through · 18326
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data the Department holds on investigations involving illicit tobacco or nicotine products in which there were also suspected links to (a) drug trafficking, (b) modern slavery or human trafficking, (c) fraud, a
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 50 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data the Department holds on investigations involving illicit tobacco or nicotine products in which there were also suspected links to (a) drug trafficking, (b) modern slavery or human trafficking, (c) fraud, a
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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1 Sept 2026
Answer published
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes estimates of the tobacco tax gap, including revenue lost through the illicit trade in cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco, in the annual Measuring Tax Gaps publication. The latest tax gap figures are available for 2...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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