HC Deb 05 July 1968 vol 767 cc291-2W
Mr. Godber

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a list of the levies imposed on imports of cereals under the Minimum Import Price Arrangements made under the Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964; and if he will give details of the volume and value of imports which have had a levy imposed on them and details of receipts by the Exchequer from each of these levies, for each of the years that they have been in force.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

A list of the levies imposed on imports of cereals, cereal products and by-products since the start of the Minimum Import Price Arrangements in 1964 is given in the table appended.

TABLE
LIST OF LEVIES IMPOSED UNDER THE MINIMUM IMPORT PRICE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CEREALS
Commodity
Tariff Heading Description Type of Levy Rate of Levy (per ton) Duration of levy
£ s. d.
11.02 Cereal meal—of barley General 1 0 0 8.7.64–10.3.66
11.02 Cereal meal—of maize General 10 0 8.7.64–4.2.65
10.01 Wheat General 5 0 23. 7.64— 1. 9.64
10.01 Wheat Country 5 0 31. 7.64–27. 8.64
10.01 Wheat General 1 10 0 2. 9.64–26.11.64
11.02 Rolled, flaked, crushed or bruised cereals— of wheat General 2 0 0 14.10.64–28.10.64
11.02 Rolled, flaked, crushed or bruised cereals— of wheat General 3 0 0 29.10.64–26.11.64
11.02 Rolled, flaked crushed or bruised cereals— of wheat General 3 10 0 27.11.64–4.2.65
10.01 Wheat General 10 0 27.11.64— 2. 6.65
11.02 Rolled, flaked, crushed or bruised cereals— of wheat General 4 0 0 5.2.65–2.6.65
11.02 Rolled, flaked, crushed or bruised cereals— of sorghum General 1 0 0 4.5.65–2.6.65
10.01 Wheat General 5 0 3. 6.65–10. 3.66
11.02 Rolled, flaked, crushed or bruised cereals— of grain sorghum General 2 0 0 3.6.65–18.8.65
11.02 Rolled, flaked, crushed or bruised cereals— of wheat General 2 0 0 3.6.65–18.8.65
11.02 Rolled, flaked, crushed or bruised cereals— of wheat General 3 10 0 19.8.65–10.3.66
11.02 Rolled, flaked, crushed or bruised cereals— of grain sorghum General 3 10 0 19.8.65–10.3.66
11.02 Cereal meal—of maize General 15 0 3.5.66–4.4.68

The gross tonnages of imports of wheat and of cereal products subject to levy, and the nett receipts from the levies in each financial year were as follows (approximate figures):

Gross Tonnage Nett Receipts
£
1964–65
Wheat … 22,500 8,800
Cereal Products … 29,000 75,500
1965–66
Wheat … 39,000 8,000
Cereal Products … 23,000 13,100
1966–67
Wheat … Nil —3,400
Cereal Products … 47,500 34,800
1967–68
Wheat … Nil Nil
Cereal Products … 63,000 45,000

I regret that records of the value of the imports which had levies imposed on them are not immediately available, but I will write to the right hon. Member when this information has been obtained.