§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what industries have now informed him of their intention to give higher wages to their employees in the event of United Kingdom membership of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total sterling value of United Kingdom imports from Australia; and if he will list the 12 largest categories of goods, indicating the percentage value of total Australian exports represented by each category; the sterling value of each category; and the changes which entry into the European Economic Community
Main Categories Value of Australian exports to the United Kingdom, year ending June, 1970 Exports to the United Kingdom as a percentage of all Australian exports* Division Description £000 Per cent. 68 Non-ferrous metals … … … 50,149 2.6 04 Cereals and cereal preparations … … … 29,584 1.5 26 Textile fibres, etc … … … 29,428 1.5 05 Fruit and vegetables … … … 21,228 1.1 02 Dairy products and eggs … … … 20,972 1.1 01 Meat and meat preparations … … … 20,440 1.1 28 Metalliferous ores and scrap … … … 16,249 0.8 06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey … … … 15,092 0.8 67 Iron and Steel … … … 2,078 0.1 71 Machinery, non-electric … … … 1,758 0.1 73 Transport equipment … … … 1,689 0.1 21 Hides, skins and furskins, undressed … … … 1,554 0.1 Total of all exports to the United Kingdom … … 227,841 11.8 * The value of all Australian exports to the world as a whole in the year ending June, 1970 was £1,928 million 3. Of the categories listed above only transport equipment is now dutiable, at rates not greatly different from those in the Common External Tariff. Cereals, meat, dairy products, sugar, canned fruits and vegetables would be subject to levies, duties or combined charges of 20 per cent. or more. Iron and steel, wrought metals and non-electric machinery would be dutiable at rates generally below 10 per cent., whilst ores, scrap, most unwrought metals, wool and hides would continue to be duty free.