§ 96. Sir A. Hurdasked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent he expects the total supply of butter on the British market will be restricted in the six months ended 31st March, 1962; what individual amounts the exporting countries concerned will supply; and what countervailing duty is being 124W charged on butter from the Republic of Ireland which carries a subsidy and which is not to be restricted in quantity.
§ Sir K. JosephThe arrangement envisaged total shipments of 212,000 metric tons. The anti-dumping duty imposed on butter from the Republic of Ireland is £10 5s. per cwt. The division among supplying countries is as follows:
Metric tons Australia 42,000 New Zealand 91,000 Republic of Ireland 4,000 Argentina 5,000 Denmark 43,000 Finland 5,000 Netherlands 8,000 Poland 4,000 South Africa 1,000 France 1,500 Norway 1,500 Sweden 4,000 Others 2,000
§ Mr. E. L. Mallalieuasked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the butter imported from Ireland, New Zealand and Denmark, respectively, in the comparable period up to March, 1961, were the quotas offered to these countries, respectively, for imports of butter up to March, 1962.
§ Mr. ErrollThe programme discussed in the G.A.T.T. was one for the restriction of butter shipments during the six months ending 31st March, 1962, and compares as follows with imports during the six months ending 31st March, 1961:
Imports, 1960–61 Proposed Shipments, 1961–62 (thousands of metric tons) Irish Republic 10.2 4.0 New Zealand 93.9 91.0 Denmark 39.4 43.0 I would add that the programme took into account past trade, along with other relevant factors, but that imports during 1960–61 were not taken into account, since it was imports at that time which were largely responsible for the subsequent depressed condition of the United Kingdom butter market.