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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-24more like thismore than 2018-10-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Alcoholic Drinks: Imports more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much delay occurs at UK ports when importing alcoholic drinks from the EU in order to deal with VAT, currency and excise differences. more like this
tabling member constituency Wokingham more like this
tabling member printed
John Redwood more like this
uin 183209 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-29more like thismore than 2018-10-29
answer text <p>Legitimate consignments of goods (including alcohol) arriving from the EU are subject to the EU principle of free movement and as such as they can enter and exit the port without the need for a declaration and normally without Border Force intervention.</p><p>Imported alcohol normally travels into the UK under EU wide duty suspension arrangements. The duty is paid by producers or warehouse keepers when products are released onto the UK market for consumption.</p><p>Border Force has a remit to conduct customs revenue work and protect the revenue at the border. This involves making interventions and taking appropriate action when alcohol fraud and illicit consignments are detected.</p><p>Border Force and HMRC work together to facilitate legitimate movements of alcohol across the border but will take action when fraud and evasion is detected.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-29T17:30:24.153Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-29T17:30:24.153Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
14
label Biography information for Sir John Redwood more like this