United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 32912
Tobacco: Smuggling
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24 February 2025
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5 March 2025 · Answer
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5 March 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many closure orders were issued to retail outlets in England for the selling of illegal cigarettes in the last three years.
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24 February 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many closure orders were issued to retail outlets in England for the selling of illegal cigarettes in the last three years.
Source: Commons
5 March 2025
Answer
Where a retailer is found to be engaged in serious criminal behaviour, local authorities can apply to the courts for a closure order, which can close the business for up to three months. The number of closure orders issued against businesses, including th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-24/32912
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1777451
- uk · wq-1777451 · source updated 5 March 2025