§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether from information available from international sources he will list the customs tariffs which are on average lower than the Common External Tariff of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThere is no generally accepted method of comparing average tariff levels. Limited international studies covering the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, E.E.C. and E.F.T.A. indicate that, as regards industrial goods, only some of the E.F.T.A. countries, not the United Kingdom, appear to have average tariff levels lower than the Common External Tariff.