To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many consignments of exotic animals HM Customs and Excise have checked and inspected, broken down by month in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; how many investigations HM Customs and Excise have undertaken into illegal imports of...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many consignments of exotic animals HM Customs and Excise have checked and inspected, broken down by month in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; how many investigations HM Customs and Excise have undertaken into illegal imports of...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a voluntary system of prior approval for legitimate import of alcohol for personal use. - Ref to 10 April 2002, 383 c260W.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a voluntary system of prior approval for legitimate import of alcohol for personal use. - Ref to 10 April 2002, 383 c260W.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when and how he will consult on his proposal to allow approved companies to defer paying VAT on imports until they submit their VAT returns.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when and how he will consult on his proposal to allow approved companies to defer paying VAT on imports until they submit their VAT returns.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures Customs and Excise are taking to prevent illegal imports of meat; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 11 April 2002).

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures Customs and Excise are taking to prevent illegal imports of meat; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 11 April 2002).

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions in 2001 customs officers in Newhaven carried out joint operations with environmental health officers with a view to detecting illegal meat imports. - Holding answer 25 March 2002).

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions in 2001 customs officers in Newhaven carried out joint operations with environmental health officers with a view to detecting illegal meat imports. - Holding answer 25 March 2002).

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if Customs and Excise make random checks on private passengers in order to detect the illegal import of meat and meat products; what assessment has been made of the relative cost-effectiveness of measures used by Customs and Excise to detect the illegal import...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if Customs and Excise make random checks on private passengers in order to detect the illegal import of meat and meat products; what assessment has been made of the relative cost-effectiveness of measures used by Customs and Excise to detect the illegal import...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is done with illegal meat products once they have been confiscated by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise officers; and if he will make a statement. - Meat and meat products seized by Customs are disposed of through arrangements made by the local...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is done with illegal meat products once they have been confiscated by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise officers; and if he will make a statement. - Meat and meat products seized by Customs are disposed of through arrangements made by the local...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to place amnesty bins at airport departure and arrivals halls to give passengers an opportunity to dump illegal meat products prior to going through the customs check point; and if he will make a statement.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to place amnesty bins at airport departure and arrivals halls to give passengers an opportunity to dump illegal meat products prior to going through the customs check point; and if he will make a statement.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many kilograms of illegal meat products have been found as a result of stop checks by Her Majesty's Customs officers at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted and (d) Luton airports in each of the past five years; and if he will...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many kilograms of illegal meat products have been found as a result of stop checks by Her Majesty's Customs officers at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted and (d) Luton airports in each of the past five years; and if he will...

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...

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...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage and how many seizures by HM Customs of illegal wildlife items under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species System resulted in successful prosecution in each year since 1997; what the financial value is of illegal wildlife items seized by HM...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage and how many seizures by HM Customs of illegal wildlife items under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species System resulted in successful prosecution in each year since 1997; what the financial value is of illegal wildlife items seized by HM...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase taxation on wood imported into the UK that does not meet standards set by the Forest Stewardship Council or equivalent credible and international certification systems.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase taxation on wood imported into the UK that does not meet standards set by the Forest Stewardship Council or equivalent credible and international certification systems.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a system of prior-approval for legitimate import of alcohol for personal use.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a system of prior-approval for legitimate import of alcohol for personal use.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the PSA target for UK revenue evasion prevention (a) was met in 2000-01 and (b) will be met in 2001-02; when the PSA target for HM Customs and Excise to pay 100 per cent. of undisputed invoices within 30 days will be...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the PSA target for UK revenue evasion prevention (a) was met in 2000-01 and (b) will be met in 2001-02; when the PSA target for HM Customs and Excise to pay 100 per cent. of undisputed invoices within 30 days will be...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the record of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in preventing illegal drugs entering the United Kingdom in each of the past three years.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the record of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in preventing illegal drugs entering the United Kingdom in each of the past three years.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Customs officials were employed to check personal imports of meat and meat products on 1st January (a) 2002, (b) 2001, (c) 2000 and (d) 1999.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Customs officials were employed to check personal imports of meat and meat products on 1st January (a) 2002, (b) 2001, (c) 2000 and (d) 1999.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken by HM Customs to identify and monitor imports from the illegal settlements of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and what action is taken where relevant authorities fail to co-operate in post-clearance verification enquiries.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken by HM Customs to identify and monitor imports from the illegal settlements of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and what action is taken where relevant authorities fail to co-operate in post-clearance verification enquiries.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how exporters of goods based in the illegal settlements of the West Bank and Gaza Strip will be alerted to the steps being taken by HM Customs in respect of the EC-wide exercise to ensure that origins of imports are properly declared.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how exporters of goods based in the illegal settlements of the West Bank and Gaza Strip will be alerted to the steps being taken by HM Customs in respect of the EC-wide exercise to ensure that origins of imports are properly declared.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice is given by Customs and Excise to importers to ensure that origins of imports are properly declared on all goods which originated in the illegal settlements of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and in which trade magazines and on what...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice is given by Customs and Excise to importers to ensure that origins of imports are properly declared on all goods which originated in the illegal settlements of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and in which trade magazines and on what...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what volume of (a) petrol and (b) diesel he estimates is imported annually from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland without UK excise duty being paid. - Inc ref to 'Tackling Indirect Fraud'.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what volume of (a) petrol and (b) diesel he estimates is imported annually from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland without UK excise duty being paid. - Inc ref to 'Tackling Indirect Fraud'.