Committee hold follow up session on fuel laundering and smuggling
3 September 2012
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will hear from HMRC in a follow up session on fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland on Wednesday 5 September.
- Report: Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland
- Government Response
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2.30 pm, House of Commons, Committee Room 5
Witnesses
HMRC
- Mike Norgrove, Director, Excise, Customs, Stamps and Money
- Sarah Harlen, Deputy Director, Environmental and Transport Taxes
- John Whiting, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigation
- Pat Curtis, National Oils Lead, Specialist Investigations
The Committee previously held an inquiry into fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland in 2011–12, publishing its report on 27 March 2012 including specific recommendations into the marker technology used by HMRC to counter fuel fraud. The Government Response was published on 25 June 2012.
This session follows up on the Committee’s previous report, in which the Committee agreed to invite HMRC to provide an update on progress on a joint fuel marker pilot with the authorities in the Republic of Ireland.