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Proceeding contribution from Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 April 2012. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Cigarette Packaging.


Cigarette Packaging

I understand the argument that my hon. Friend is putting forward, and we all understand the horrors of tobacco. He is talking about the hard core of 21% who continue to smoke. Is the problem not going to be that, given the levels of duty and taxation, as well as plain packaging, people are going to be forced into the black market? A number of people in my constituency deal in illicit tobacco and in buying cigarettes at a very low price. How can we get this right?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
543 c295 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Packaging Tobacco Smoking Smuggling
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk