Written Question·Treasury·UIN 107093

Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 30 January 2026

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department has taken to help support Trading Standards services in Suffolk in responding to organised criminal activity linked to the sale of illegal tobacco and vaping products.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
I refer the hon member to the answer on 27 October 2025 to UIN 84365 Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling. Operation CeCe is a joint UK-wide initiative between HMRC and Trading Standards to target the illicit tobacco trade. Since it began in Janua...
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