HC Deb 07 December 1964 vol 703 c141W
Mr. R. Carr

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of imports over the latest available 12-month period from Commonwealth countries in Africa; and what proportion of these imports he estimates would be subject to the 15 per cent. surcharge.

Mr. Redhead

£286.9 million in the period November, 1963, to October, 1964; and 3 per cent. The proportion is based on the exemptions in Schedule 1 of the Finance Bill as originally published.