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Written Question
Tobacco: Smuggling
Monday 4th September 2023

Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco that were obliged to introduce a tobacco track and trace system by 2023 have complied with that obligation.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

HMRC does not collect or retain this information. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) secretariat provides information about the implementation and progress of the WHO FCTC on their dedicated website.

The latest Global Progress report on implementation of the Protocol can be found here. We understand the WHO are currently preparing the 2023 version which will be published in due course.


Written Question
Coking Coal: Imports
Wednesday 15th March 2023

Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much coking coal has been imported since 2018; and what the value was of the imports by country of origin.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (www.uktradeinfo.com). From this website, it is possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria.

The quantity and value of coking coal imported by country of origin from 2018 onwards appears in the table below.

Prior to 2022, the source of data for movements from the EU to the UK was Intrastat, this did not collect information on country of origin. The information on the country of dispatch has been given as an alternative.

Imports of Coking coal '27011210' from EU Member States by Country of Dispatch, 2018-2021

Year

Country of Dispatch

Statistical Value (£)

Net mass (kg)

2018

Ireland

6,013,523

23,926,410

2019

Ireland

6,549,306

26,035,264

2020

Ireland

7,451,763

29,642,038

2020

Poland

10,279

17,354

2021

Ireland

6,099,655

24,252,668

2021

Poland

13,977

27,632

26,138,503

103,901,366

Imports of Coking coal '27011210' by Country of Origin, 2018-2022

Year

Country of Origin

Statistical Value (£)

Net mass (kg)

2018

Australia

141,968,735

722,193,000

2018

Japan

55,241,352

176,000,000

2018

Russia

87,702,370

808,461,607

2018

United States

159,587,927

1,000,531,665

2019

Australia

105,663,842

507,541,670

2019

Japan

12,732,709

44,000,000

2019

Russia

80,538,472

783,977,229

2019

United States

121,656,062

827,660,496

2020

Australia

46,943,870

411,294,000

2020

Russia

51,751,791

792,601,202

2020

United States

91,348,179

918,790,529

2021

Australia

53,099,836

463,973,000

2021

Brazil

18,484,677

155,895,000

2021

Russia

57,298,064

557,418,494

2021

United States

102,420,594

796,150,720

2022

Unknown

10,340,349

26,014,912

2022

Australia

125,256,312

381,674,000

2022

Canada

13,898,412

38,500,000

2022

Kazakhstan

4,852

28,640

2022

Russia

14,639,058

80,642,000

2022

Sweden

17,356,927

157,638,000

2022

United States

303,375,807

999,093,710

1,671,310,197

10,650,079,874

Grand Total

1,697,448,700

10,753,981,240

Data source: Overseas Trade Statistics

Note:

1. 'Unknown' country of origin has not been disclosed and is left blank on entry to the customs declaration data.

2. Sanctions against imports from Russia began in February 2022 following Russian military action in Ukraine.

3. Prior to 2022, the source of data for movements from the EU to the UK was Intrastat, this did not collect information on country of origin.


Written Question
Coking Coal: Imports
Tuesday 14th March 2023

Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much coking coal was imported in each quarter of 2022 by country of origin; and what was the value of the imports by country of origin.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available on their dedicated website (www.uktradeinfo.com). From this website, it is possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria.

The quantity and value of coking coal imported by country of origin in 2022 appears in the table found here: https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/latest-bulk-datasets/.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Jan 2022
Downing Street Parties: Police Investigation

"Is it not the case that those on the Opposition Benches are in cahoots with the media to undemocratically depose this Prime Minister not because he is an electoral liability for us, but because he is an electoral liability for them?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Nov 2021
Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

"The right hon. Gentleman is being incredibly kind in giving way, particularly on this subject. I just wondered if he might take the opportunity to update us on the missing donations and the fraud investigation into the First Minister’s husband—your party’s chief executive...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 16 Nov 2021
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (First sitting)

"I would like to draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a matter of public record that I was employed in the nuclear sector prior to my election...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 May 2021
Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ Interests

"I thank my right hon. Friend and her colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care for their efforts to ensure that the Cumbria local resilience forum and our North Cumbria health trust were kept stocked with PPE at the height of the pandemic, enabling them to keep my …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
UK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition Period

"I remain confident in the ability of Lord Frost’s negotiating team to strike a deal over the next few days, but it is right that my right hon. Friend and Lord Frost’s team stand firm on reclaiming our sovereignty. Can she confirm to me and the people of Workington who …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2020
Finance Bill

"It is £900,000...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2020
Finance Bill

"It is an honour and a privilege to be addressing you from these green Benches, Mr Deputy Speaker, and most unexpected for a Wukkington lad like me. It would be fair to say that neither the timing nor circumstance of my maiden speech are as I imagined, with my original …..."
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