My hon. Friend gives me the ideal opportunity to talk about my favourite criminal offence: cheating the public revenue, which is a criminal offence with very settled law. It has a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, and I have deployed it myself against the organised crime gangs to which I referred at the beginning of my speech. A sensible prosecutor will always look at that criminal offence, because it is settled law and good law, and it has a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for those who indulge in it.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Victoria Atkins
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 April 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
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