§ 71 and 72. Mr. G. Darlingasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) when he expects to reach a decision on the deletion of certain passages of the Monopolies Commission's Report on the Match-manufacturing and Match-making Machinery Industries, as provided for in Section 9 of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act, 1948;
(2) if he will consider publishing without further delay the Monopolies Commission's Report on the Match-manufacturing and Match-making Machinery Industries, with the deletion of those passages which are in dispute as to whether their publication would be injurious to the public interest.
§ Mr. H. StraussWithout giving any undertaking, my right hon. Friend hopes to be able to lay the Report before Parliament in accordance with Section 9 soon after Easter.
£ million At ad valorem rates At specific rates (a) Net value of goods duty paid Amount of duty Amount of duty Goods charged under the Import Duties Act, 1932 and falling within Class I (Food and drink) of the Import List, but excluding feeding stuffs for animals 134.80 14.74 1.54 Foodstuffs charged under the Ottawa Agreements Act, 1932, excluding linseed and linseed oil 14.17 2.04 2.84 Beef and Veal charged under the Beef and Veal Customs Duties Act, 1937 6.70 0.81 0.38 Sugar, molasses, glucose and saccharin, excluding manufactured articles not for food — — 14.72 Tea, cocoa, coffee and chicory — — 2.27 Dried Fruit — — 0.50 TOTALS 155.67 17.59 22.25 The value of the goods charged under the Import Duties Act, 1932, includes £5.33 million in respect of beef and veal also charged under the Beef and Veal Customs Duties Act, 1937. Footnote (a): The appropriate information as regards values of goods entered at specific rates of duty is not available.