§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make representations to the EEC Commission to list lard under the same tariff heading in the Common External Tariff as edible beef fat.
§ Mr. Moateasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is satisfied that the levy on lard and the ad valorem tariff on tallow imported into the EEC provide for fair competition.
§ Mrs. FennerI have nothing to add to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Gorbals (Mr. McElhone) and others on 16th March.
§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the consumption of lard per head in the United Kingdom and the EEC for the years 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972.
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§ Mrs. FennerLatest estimates of United Kingdom consumption per head of lard and compound cooking fats are, for the period in question, as follows:
Year Consumption per head of population 1969 … … … 12.0 lb/head 1970 … … … 12.0 lb/head 1971 … … … 11.2 lb/head 1972 … … … 11.9 lb/head Comparable figures for the EEC as a whole are not available.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what effect the imposition of a levy against United States lard will have on prices to the United Kingdom consumer.
§ Mrs. FennerThe current charge being applied to United Kingdom imports of lard from the United States of America is equivalent to only about 2 per cent. of recent cif values of lard from that country. I would expect the effect of such a charge on prices to consumers to be very small.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what compensatory payments are made to EEC exporters of lard to the United Kingdom in respect of processed and unrefined lard, respectively.
§ Mrs. FennerI have nothing to add to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Antrim, South (Mr. Molyneaux) and to the hon. Member for Manchester, Openshaw (Mr. Charles R. Morris) on 16th March.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what level of levy Her Majesty's Government has agreed to impose on lard imports from the United States of America.
§ Mrs. FennerI have nothing to add to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury (Mr. Marten) on 16th March.