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...