Written question asked by Virendra Sharma (Labour) on Monday, 12 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 December 2022 (named day). It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 December 2022 on behalf of the Treasury.

Tobacco: Smuggling

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many reports have been received through CrimeStoppers and referred to (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) Trading Standards relating to illegal tobacco in each of the last five years.

Answer

The figures for tobacco-related Crimestoppers reports received by HM Revenue and Customs are:

Financial Year	Number of tobacco-related Crimestoppers reports
2018/2019	644
2019/2020	867
2020/2021	579
2021/2022	342
2022/Present	293

The figures for tobacco-related Crimestoppers reports received by Trading Standards are:

Financial Year	Number of tobacco-related Crimestoppers reports
2017/2018	185
2018/2019	53
2019/2020	160
2020/2021	667
2021/2022	454

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 108140
Session: 2022-23
Subjects: Tobacco Smuggling Trading standards Revenue and Customs Crimestoppers
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk