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Tobacco: Smuggling

Asked by Katie LamConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 15 October 2025UIN 80602

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps she has taken to disrupt organised crime groups engaged in the supply of illicit tobacco products.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The actions we are taking to tackle illicit tobacco are set out in the illicit tobacco strategy. Our recent results can be found here, including criminal and civil sanctions as well as seizures.

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