§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what tariff or non-tariff restrictions there are on imports into the United Kingdom of (i) instant coffee, (ii) tobacco, (iii) cocoa butter, (iv) margarine made from soyoil and (v) other processed agricultural products from(a) Commonwealth and (b) non-Commonwealth developing countries; what is the 15W purpose of these restrictions; and what proposals Her Majesty's Government or the European Commission have made to revise or abolish them.
§ Mr. ButcherThere are no specific non-tariff restrictions on imports into the United Kingdom of the products listed. Imports from all sources into the European Community are subject to the appropriate levels of duty laid down in the common customs tariff of the Community. A copy of the tariff is available in the Library of the House.
International trade in agricultural products, processed or otherwise, if one of the topics for discussion in the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, when existing tariffs and equivalent measures will be subject to review. The Community has already put forward negotiating proposals designed to improve market access for tropical products.