§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the EEC common levy on butter and cheese, before payment of compensatory amounts, expressed in pence per lb and converted into £ sterling at the current market rate of exchange; and what are the corresponding monetary and accession compensatory amounts.
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§ Mr. BishopCommon import levies and accession compensatory amounts are actually expressed in sterling after conversion at the representative rate. United Kingdom monetary compensatory amounts are fixed in sterling and for the week beginning 24th January 1977 are 15.5p per lb for 82 per cent. butter and 14.9p per lb for cheddar cheese—except New Zealand or Canadian.
The common levies and accession compensatory amounts, when converted to sterling at the current market rate of exchange (£=1.28571 ua) and expressed in terms of pence per lb. are as follows:
82 per cent. Butter Cheddar Cheese (except NZ or Canadian) EEC Common Import Levy 65.0 54.7 Accession Compensatory Amount 16.6 5.8
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the ad valorem incidence of the full duties and charges levied by the EEC on imports of each class of agricultural product calculated on the landed cost of United Kingdom imports from non-EEC countries in November 1976.
§ Mr. BishopThe information requested is being assembled and I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.