Tobacco Control Plan Debate

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Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

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Tobacco Control Plan

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Counterterrorism: Martyn’s Law
Wednesday 23rd November 2022

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Markham Portrait Lord Markham (Con)
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I will take everything I can. Clearly, we need to stop cigarettes coming in by all illegal means.

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Portrait Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab)
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The Government also lose a lot of income through illegal importation. If the Government are working very hard indeed to prevent it, can the noble Lord please spell out what they are doing? As I understand it, the number of staff involved at the ports is being cut.

Lord Markham Portrait Lord Markham (Con)
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I do not have the figures on that, so I will need to give the noble Lord a detailed reply.

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