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.
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 |
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| 26,138,503 | 103,901,366 |
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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 |
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| 1,671,310,197 | 10,650,079,874 |
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| Grand Total | 1,697,448,700 | 10,753,981,240 |
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| Data source: Overseas Trade Statistics |
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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. | |||
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/.