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date	24/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions there have been for tobacco smuggling in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) does not break down statistics for tobacco prosecutions to separate out those solely resulting from smuggling activity. Total prosecutions for tobacco offences for the last complete five years for which figures are available were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Acquittals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Prosecutions</strong> <strong>(Convictions + Acquittals)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>294</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures for previous years are not available, as they belong to the prosecuting authorities and are not on a comparable basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2016 13:45:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

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registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to reintroduce the landfill tax escalator.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	9230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Budget in March 2015 confirmed that the standard and lower rates of Landfill Tax will increase in line with RPI, rounded to the nearest 5 pence, from April 2016. Further decisions on Landfill Tax rates will be made at Budget 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/09/2015 14:50:46 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton