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Tobacco: Sales

Commons · Question 87011 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 26 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to tackle the illegal sale of cigarettes in (a) England and (b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 26 Nov 2025

The Government is committed to reducing the number of illicit tobacco and vaping products on sale nationally.In January 2024, HMRC and Border Force published their latest illicit tobacco strategy, ‘Stubbing Out the Problem’. This sets out the Governments’...