Proceeding contribution from Baroness Thornton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 6 May 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health Bill [HL].
Health Bill [HL]
My Lords, we have taken the illicit trade of tobacco very seriously and have made great progress in dealing with it. It remains a priority for the Government. We have published our Tackling Tobacco Smuggling Together, we have seized 14 billion illicit cigarettes and over 1,000 tonnes of hand-rolling tobacco, so far we have broken up 370 criminal gangs, and we have successfully prosecuted 2,000 people. We will continue to do this. We believe that using that issue in this argument is a red herring.
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- 2008-09
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Complaints Children Asylum Advertising Direct payments Health services Drugs Labelling HIV/AIDS Private sector NHS Pharmacy Packaging Marketing Retail trade Tobacco Social services Smoking Spinal injuries Vending machines Personal budgets
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- Health Bill (HL) 2008-09
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