§ Mr. Shoreasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which Commonwealth countries intend to raise their tariffs against British exports on 1st January 1974 as a result of Great Britain's 40 per cent. harmonisation towards the common external tariff of the EEC on the same date; and what is his estimate of the effect of these changes on Great Britain's exports to the Commonwealth in 1974.
§ Sir G. HoweOnly the New Zealand Government have announced plans for the gradual introduction of a non-preferential tariff. It is not possible to make any estimate of the effect on British exports.