To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many vehicles which had been used for cross border fuel smuggling were seized by the authorities in Northern Ireland in the last period for which figures are available; how much fuel was seized; and what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue which would have been lost as a result of the attempted smuggling. (119478)

During 2005-06,1.08 million litres of fuel and 956 vehicles were seized relating to all forms of illicit fuel activity including smuggling. All operational data relate to HMRC only and not to any other agencies.

The latest estimates of revenue loss in the hydrocarbon oils sector are published in ‘Measuring Indirect Tax Loss-2006’, which was published alongside the PBR. All estimates for Northern Ireland relate to total non-UK duty paid consumption rather than the illicit market and include legitimate cross-border shopping.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many illegal fuel laundering plants were detected in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years, broken down by district command unit. (119480)

The number of illegal fuel laundering plants disrupted in Northern Ireland are available in HMRC's annual report and are set out in the following table.

The above figures relate to all of Northern Ireland as HMRC law enforcement activity is co-ordinated from one central unit covering the whole province.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many vehicles in Northern Ireland were detected running illegally on red diesel in each of the last three years. (119482)

The number of vehicles seized relating to hydrocarbon oils fraud in Northern Ireland are available in HMRC's annual report and are as follows: