Sammy Wilson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sammy Wilson on 2014-01-15.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) laundering plants and (b) millions of litres of fuel were seized in the UK by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last 10 years.
Nicky Morgan
Figures are only available for the years 2010-11 and onwards. The number of laundering plants and millions of litres of fuel seized in those years was as follows.
|
Year |
Laundering Plants |
Fuel (millions litres) |
|
2010-11 |
23 (20 NI 3 GB) |
2.74 |
|
2011-12 |
29 (NI figure only) |
2.44 |
|
2012-13 to Dec 13 |
26 (22 NI 4 GB) |
2.63 |
HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. HMRC has also recently concluded the evaluation of a possible new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.
HMRC uses several avenues to tackle fraud: criminal prosecution, civil action (such as seizing fuel or pumps), civil penalties and strong regulatory controls.
