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1733877

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help tackle tobacco duty avoidance.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	8778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The new joint HMRC and Border Force strategy to tackle illicit tobacco was published earlier this year, ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco#:~:text=HMRC%20launched%20its%20first%20strategy,%25%20over%20the%20same%20period" target="_blank">Stubbing out the problem</a>’. The strategy:</p><ul><li>targets the demand for illicit trade (the consumers that criminals seek to exploit) as well as the supply (the criminals themselves)</li><li>is supported by over £100 million new funding over the next 5 years to boost HMRC and Border Force enforcement capability</li><li>establishes a new, cross-government Illicit Tobacco Taskforce – combining the operational, investigative and intelligence expertise of various agencies, and enhancing our ability to disrupt organised crime.</li></ul><p>HMRC estimates the size of the illicit market using tax gap data, which is reported annually.</p><p> </p><p>The duty gap for tobacco duty is 14.5% of the theoretical tobacco duty liability, or £1.7 billion in absolute terms, in tax year 2022 to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The tax gap for tobacco includes losses from the importation or production of illicit tobacco products and tax evaded on the smuggling of non-duty paid tobacco and genuine tobacco products sourced overseas.</p><p>The link to the tobacco tax gap is here Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023.<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 8779 question first answered 17/10/2024 15:30:06 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1733878

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual tax revenue loss from (a) illicit and (b) non-duty paid tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	8779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The new joint HMRC and Border Force strategy to tackle illicit tobacco was published earlier this year, ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco/stubbing-out-the-problem-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-illicit-tobacco#:~:text=HMRC%20launched%20its%20first%20strategy,%25%20over%20the%20same%20period" target="_blank">Stubbing out the problem</a>’. The strategy:</p><ul><li>targets the demand for illicit trade (the consumers that criminals seek to exploit) as well as the supply (the criminals themselves)</li><li>is supported by over £100 million new funding over the next 5 years to boost HMRC and Border Force enforcement capability</li><li>establishes a new, cross-government Illicit Tobacco Taskforce – combining the operational, investigative and intelligence expertise of various agencies, and enhancing our ability to disrupt organised crime.</li></ul><p>HMRC estimates the size of the illicit market using tax gap data, which is reported annually.</p><p> </p><p>The duty gap for tobacco duty is 14.5% of the theoretical tobacco duty liability, or £1.7 billion in absolute terms, in tax year 2022 to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The tax gap for tobacco includes losses from the importation or production of illicit tobacco products and tax evaded on the smuggling of non-duty paid tobacco and genuine tobacco products sourced overseas.</p><p>The link to the tobacco tax gap is here Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023.<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">Measuring tax gaps 2024 edition: tax gap estimates for 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 8778 question first answered 17/10/2024 15:30:06 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1731551

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to help ensure that tobacco duty contributes to the costs of (a) tobacco control and (b) public health initiatives.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Paul Davies
uin	7303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK has some of the highest tobacco duty rates in the world, payable at £316.70 per thousand cigarettes, plus 16.5% of the retail price and £412.32 per kilogram for hand rolling tobacco. These have helped to support a significant fall in smoking prevalence over the last 10 years to 11.9%. The Chief Medical Officer considers them a key part of the wider anti-smoking strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also funding more smoking cessation services. This includes providing an additional £70 million per annum for local Stop Smoking Services, working to ensure all NHS hospitals offer 'opt-out' smoking cessation services and delivering the national Smoke-free Pregnancy Financial Incentives scheme and the Swap to Stop scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps tobacco duty rates under review during its Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 14/10/2024 15:25:11 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	5317

1663910

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the Prime Minister's announcement on a smokefree generation on 4 October 2023 on tobacco duties received by the Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	201763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 4 October 2023, the Government is creating the first smokefree generation, by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 this year or younger will never be legally sold tobacco products. This will prevent future generations from ever taking up smoking, as there is no safe age to smoke. The command paper sets out the proposed actions the Government will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping and can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stopping-the-start-our-new-plan-to-create-a-smokefree-generation#:~:text=This%20publication%20sets%20out%20proposed,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stopping-the-start-our-new-plan-to-create-a-smokefree-generation#:~:text=This%20publication%20sets%20out%20proposed,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government launched a consultation on 12 October on the smokefree generation policy detailed in the command paper, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping#:~:text=Consultation%20description,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping#:~:text=Consultation%20description,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Once final policy decisions are confirmed, the impact of those decisions on the public finances will be assessed and reflected in the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast.</p><p> </p><p>A smokefree generation will save the NHS billions over the long-term and put cash back in the pockets of millions of families across this country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 19/10/2023 14:48:11 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1604916

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the changes made to tobacco duty rates from 15 March 2023 and the recommendations in the Khan Report.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	167170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor regularly engages with his Cabinet colleagues and stakeholders on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>Tobacco Duty rates are considered as part of the annual Budget process. Stakeholders can make representations, which form part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s considerations.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2023 15:05:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1603666

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether his department plans to review tobacco excise structures.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	163858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Tax matters are kept under constant review, with any announcements made at fiscal events. All required legislation relating to excise duties will be made via the Finance Bill (or subordinate tax legislation) which is usual and appropriate for tax provisions.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2023 14:55:01 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1415985

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying an excise duty to non-tobacco nicotine products.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Antony Higginbotham
uin	110634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to apply an excise duty to non-tobacco nicotine or vaping products. We believe these are an effective way of encouraging smokers to switch to less harmful alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>Non-tobacco nicotine and vaping products are currently subject to the standard rate of VAT at 20%. Medicinally regulated products are subject to the reduced rate of VAT at 5%.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 110633 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:03:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4833 label Biography information for Antony Higginbotham

1243321

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will revise the definition of cigarillos so that they are in the same tax bracket as factory-made cigarettes after the end of transition period.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	103577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>While all taxes are kept under review, the Government has no current plans to redefine the classification of cigarillos or increase the duty to the same level as cigarettes.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/10/2020 11:38:26 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1241246

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to increase the level of the tobacco duty escalator on hand-rolling tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	100480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review and decisions on tobacco duty rates are made by the Chancellor as part of the annual Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 16/10/2020 09:20:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1138391

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of heated tobacco product covered by the Tobacco for Heating excise category introduced on 1 July 2019 may be brought into the UK by passengers (a) from the EU and (b) from outside the EU as at (i) 11 July 2019 and (ii) after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	276178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Passengers travelling from the EU may bring an unlimited amount of tobacco for heating into the UK without paying duty, provided it is for their own personal use.</p><p>Most passengers travelling from outside the EU may bring tobacco for heating products into the UK up to the value of £390. Passengers travelling by private plane or boat are only entitled to an allowance of £270.</p><p>The Government’s future approach is subject to the outcome of negotiations with the EU. However, the Government’s aim is to keep processes as close as possible to their current operation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2019 14:10:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma