HL Deb 10 May 1978 vol 391 c1150WA
Baroness HORNSBY-SMITH

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the average rate of import duty on (a) woollen and (b) man-made fibre garments levied by Canada on United Kingdom imports, and by the United Kingdom on Canadian imports.

Baroness STEDMAN

: For those garments for which import statistics distinguish between woollen and man-made fibre products, the trade weighted average rates of import duty are as given below:

Average rate of import duty on garments
Woollen Man-made fibre
Canadian imports from the UK 21.9% 20.0%
UK imports from Canada 16.5% 17.3%

House adjourned at twenty minutes before midnight.