§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if, in view of the increasing difficulty being experienced by Hull fish merchants in obtaining adequate supplies of wetfish, in particular from Norway, he will reduce the 15 per cent. import duty upon Norwegian fish.
§ Mr. MeacherDecisions to reduce import duties are taken by the EEC Council. Discussions have been taking place in Brussels recently about the possibility of reducing temporarily the duty on certain white fish. Subject to approval by the Council, duties on cod, haddock, hake and hake fillets imported for use by the processing industry will be reduced to 10 per cent. for six months from 1st July. These reductions, which will be reviewed in the autumn, will apply to Norwegian fish.