United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 69231
Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing
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21 July 2025
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4 September 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing enforcement (a) powers and (b) resources available to (i) Trading Standards and (ii) local authorities to tackle the sale of illegal tobacco
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21 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing enforcement (a) powers and (b) resources available to (i) Trading Standards and (ii) local authorities to tackle the sale of illegal tobacco
Source: Commons
4 September 2025
Answer
There are a range of tools available to enforce the sale of illicit tobacco, which reflect the severity of the offence committed. Trading Standards can seize illicit goods and refer cases to HM Revenue and Customs to make decisions about penalties, which ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-21/69231
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1825418
- uk · wq-1825418 · source updated 4 September 2025