§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the tonnage of wheat, including breakdown into principal types, imported into the United Kingdom from outside the EEC during 1978, together with the respective total of levies collected and his estimate of the additional cost per ton to bakeries.
§ Mr. BishopImports of wheat into the United Kingdom from outside the EEC during 1978 were as follows:
Tonnes Total wheat of which: 1,950,255 Soft 105,999 Semi-hard 1,544 Hard 1,804,844 Other (including durum and denatured wheat) 37,844 The net revenue derived from import levies on wheat during the same period was £72.0 million. On the basis of the average United Kingdom net import levy on wheat, it is estimated that the levy represents an extra charge on average baker's flour costs of just under £20 per tonne.