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date	26/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what track and trace system will be in operation for cigarettes, other tobacco products such as IQOS and substitutes such as e-cigarettes after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	138455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>Until the UK leaves the EU, we continue to be bound by the requirements of its Directives, which includes implementing a track and trace system for all tobacco products. For cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco, this must be in place by May 2019 and for other tobacco products, by May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018, the UK government announced plans to introduce a new category of tobacco product for heated tobacco products, such as IQOS. However, these products and e-cigarettes are not captured under the planned EU system to be in place by May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to comment on post exit scenarios until our future relationship with the EU has been agreed. However, irrespective of EU exit, the government remains committed to introducing a global track and trace system for tobacco products under the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Illicit Trade Protocol.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/05/2018 14:38:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

892335

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for that reasons the UK has not ratified the WHO Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	138456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The government is fully committed to the Protocol and preliminary steps to achieve ratification have begun. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the government plans to complete the ratification process by 2 July 2018. This will enable the UK to participate in the first Meeting of the Parties later this year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/05/2018 14:37:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

892336

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what system is in place to monitor potential fraud in the collection of the sugar tax.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	138457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Soft Drinks Industry Levy is under the control of experienced compliance teams within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Using the Promote, Prevent and Respond compliance strategy, HMRC will use intelligence-based risk assessments to identify those that fail to register or comply with the rules. HMRC will work closely with soft drinks manufacturers, and, supported by legal powers to tackle evasion, will take robust action against those that do not comply.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/05/2018 12:52:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth