Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Sales
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many reports have been received by the Citizens Advice consumer hotline on the illegal sale of (a) tobacco products, (b) vape and c) alcohol products in each of the last five years.
Answered by Justin Madders
Set out in the table below are the number of cases reported to and collected by the Citizens Advice consumer service over the past 5 years.
Cases | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
Tobacco | 1376 | 1471 | 1184 | 944 | 787 |
E-cig/Vape | 459 | 1883 | 3757 | 2398 | 1400 |
Alcohol | 1719 | 1749 | 1746 | 1014 | 766 |
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