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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 1 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 February 2005. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 February 2005 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many seizures of illegal fuel there have been in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and what quantities of fuel were seized in each instance. - Inc table.
Answer

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many seizures of illegal fuel there have been in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and what quantities of fuel were seized in each instance. [214275] John Healey: I have been asked to reply. Figures related to the value of oils seized are published in HM Customs and Excise's Annual Report and Accounts 2003-2004 (HC119). The following table shows the numbers of hydrocarbon oils seizures that have taken place in Northern Ireland over the last three years and the total volume of fuel that those seizures account for. It is not possible to provide information on the volume of fuel seized in each individual seizure. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of oils seizures Total volume of oils seizures (million litres) 2001-02 925 1.75 2002-03 478 1.59 2003-04 710 1.52 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
214275; 430 c1490W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Fuels Northern Ireland Smuggling Seized articles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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