§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry why he has imposed an import levy on entry of cauliflowers into this country; what is the amount of such levy; and to what extent Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community on any at present known terms would permit or prevent the imposition of such levies if Great Britain were in membership of the Common Market.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantA provisional anti-dumping charge of £2 per cwt. was imposed on French cauliflowers pending a full investigation of the anti-dumping application mentioned in the Answer which was given on 9th March to Questions by my hon. Friend the Member for Falmouth and Camborne (Mr. Mudd). The charge takes the form of a security, normally a cash deposit, to be lodged by the importer against possible subsequent imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty; the charge is refundable if such a duty is not subsequently imposed. Membership by the United Kingdom of the European Economic Community would preclude the imposition of such charges or duties on imports from other Member States after the end of the transitional period. Arrangements for the transitional period are under discussion.—[Vol. 813, c. 95.]