Written questions

Tobacco: Retail Trade

Commons · Question 92805 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of penalties for people engaged in the illegal trade of tobacco products.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 27 Nov 2025

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has a robust strategy to tackle the illicit tobacco trade which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-s...