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Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 17 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 April 2002. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 April 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average number of stop checks made, per day, by Her Majesty's Customs officers, to search for illegal imports at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted and (d) Luton airports was in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. - It is not Custom's Law Enforcement policy to disclose information on levels of Customs checks at specific locations.
Answer

Nick Harvey: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average number of stop checks made, per day, by Her Majesty's Customs officers, to search for illegal imports at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted and (d) Luton airports was in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. [51772] Mr. Boateng: It is not Custom's Law Enforcement policy to disclose information on levels of Customs checks at specific locations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
51772; 384 c333W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Customs and Excise Airports Customs officers Import controls Imports Heathrow Airport Smuggling Stansted Airport Gatwick Airport Luton Airport
Link
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