Smuggling

(asked on 14th March 2019) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2019 to Question 227387 on smuggling, how many HMRC staff work with Border Force to assist with anti-smuggling activity.


Answered by
Mel Stride Portrait
Mel Stride
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This question was answered on 19th March 2019

The HMRC staff who work with Border Force to assist them in their anti-smuggling activity, are drawn from a wide variety of business areas, and are charged with a wide range of responsibilities. As a consequence, the information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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