§ 43. Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current EEC consumer tariff on hard wheat in £ sterling per tonne and on butter in pence per pound.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThere is no EEC consumer tariff on butter or on hard wheat.
On 31 October, the net levies, after taking account of monetary adjustments, applied to the United Kingdom on imports of butter from all countries other than New Zealand, and hard wheat, were 60.7p per lb and £38.87 per tonne respectively. A special rate of levy of 18.7p per lb is applied in respect of butter imported from New Zealand.