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Written question asked by William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 28 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 July 2000. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 July 2000 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the quantity of smuggled road fuel of each type seized by the customs officers in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and the currrent year; and how much revenue these seizures represented. - Inc table.
Answer

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the quantity of smuggled road fuel of each type seized by the customs officers in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and the current year; and how much revenue these seizures represented. [128611] Mr. Timms: The seizures for financial years 1995-96 to 1998-99 are in the Northern Ireland Select Committee Third Report (July 1999). The seizures for the financial year 1999-2000 are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Volume seized (litres) Revenue (£) 1,037,001{1} 528,870 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} a breakdown by type is not available The seizures for the current year are not yet available.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128611; 353 c201W;353 c199W
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Customs and Excise Crime Fuels Northern Ireland Roads Smuggling
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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