§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current import levies for the main foods covered by the common agriculture policy; and if he will publish a table showing these figures and the comparable figures on the same date in each of the previous five years.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardI have been asked to reply.
Information covering import levies on a selection of main foodstuffs covered by the common agricultural policy is as follows. The levies quoted were those in force on 8 March and on the same date in the previous five years:
571WA more detailed breakdown would be available only at disproportionate cost, although if my hon. Friend is interested in the rates of charge for particular commodities, Her Majesty's Customs and Excise would be pleased to supply these.