Written question asked by Mark Jenkinson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 September 2023. It was answered by Gareth Davies (Conservative) on Monday, 4 September 2023 on behalf of the Treasury.
Tobacco: Smuggling
- Question
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco that were obliged to introduce a tobacco track and trace system by 2023 have complied with that obligation.
- Answer
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HMRC does not collect or retain this information. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) secretariat provides information about the implementation and progress of the WHO FCTC on their dedicated website.
The latest Global Progress report on implementation of the Protocol can be found here. We understand the WHO are currently preparing the 2023 version which will be published in due course.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 195252
- Session
- 2022-23
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Software Tobacco Smuggling
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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