§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Trade which non-EEC Nordic countries at present have duty-free access to the United Kingdom market for paper and board; and if he will make a statement on the Government's policy to rationalise the duty charged on paper and board imports into the EEC from non-EEC Nordic countries.
§ Mr. MeacherNorway, Sweden and Finland.
The duties on paper and board entering the United Kingdom market from these countries are governed by the agreements made with each of them by the European Economic Community in 1972 and 1973.
§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish the quotas and consumption percentage change for the paper and board industry, for the years 1974 to 1977 inclusive, taking 1974 as the base year; and if he will give the figures for the agreed duty free quota tonnage in 1978 and the projected United Kingdom consumption of paper and board for 1978.
§ Mr. MeacherThe details requested are as follows: