§ Mr. Copeasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will specify the rate of duty payable on components bought from the United States of America for incorporation into an aircraft being built in 330W Great Britain for sale to British Airways for service on international routes.
§ Mr. MeacherAs I informed the hon. Member for Hastings (Mr. Warner) in reply to a similar Question on 14th February 1978—[Vol. 944, c. 177–8.]—no Customs duty is payable on aircraft engines, parts of engines and airframe parts intended to be fitted to aircraft built within the United Kingdom. As regards other components bought from the USA for constructing British aircraft for delivery to United Kingdom airlines, Customs duties are chargeable at the rate appropriate to the components concerned, except where they are suspended on an annual basis by means of an EEC Council regulation when such items are not produced within the Community.