European Economic Community

HC Deb 22 April 1971 vol 815 c433W

Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the special arrangements to protect sugar exports from Queensland, Australia, to the United Kingdom, being sought by the United Kingdom in the current negotiations with the European Economic Community, will be on the same basis as those for other sugar producing countries of the Commonwealth.

Mr. Noble

No. Our proposals for Australian sugar are intended to provide transitional measures appropriate to this particular case. We have told the Com

					Passenger cars in use per 1,000 population December, 1969	Television receivers per 1,000 population 1st January, 1968	Telephones 1st January, 1970
United Kingdom	…	…	…	…	210	263	232
E.E.C. Countries:
Belgium	…	…	…	…	190	186	191
France	…	…	…	…	230	167	148
Germany (West)	…	…	…	…	210	231	186
Italy	…	…	…	…	170	146	143
Luxembourg	…	…	…	…	250	131	281*
Netherlands	…	…	…	…	180	197	226
* 1st January, 1968.