§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will circulate in the Official Report a table bringing up to date the figures supplied by him in an answer on 21 November 1979, Official Report, Vol. 974, c. 230–32, concerning levies and monetary compensatory amounts.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe following is the information requested for the United Kingdom as at 24 November 1980.
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Common Levy* MCA† Total Import Levy Item and CCT No. £/mt p/lb £/mt p/lb £/mt p/lb Common wheat (10.01A) 32.175 1.46 11.598 0.53 43.773 1.99 Barley (10.03) 18.900 0.86 10.319 0.47 29.219 1.33 Maize (10.05B) 35.832 1.63 10.319 0.47 46.151 2.10 White sugar (17.01sA) 0 0 30.560 1.39 30.560 1.39 Butter 82–84 per cent, fat content (04.03A)‡ 1,059.777 52.65 193.030 8.76 1,352.807 61.41 Cheddar cheese (04.04 E1b1bb) 1,008.845 45.80 149.090 6.77 1,157.935 52.57 Skimmed milk powder (04.02 AIIb1) 339.044 15.39 80.430 3.65 419.474 19.04 Boneless frozen meat (02.01 AIIb4bb33) 1,051.130 47.72 182.090 8.27 1,233.220 55.99 Lard (15.05 AII) 72.704 3.30 26.220 1.19 98.924 4.49 Pigmeat carcasses (02.01 AIIa1)║ 227.226 10.32 81.950 3.72 309.176 14.04 Salted bacon sides (02.06 BIa2aa) 290.870 13.21 104.900 4.76 395.770 17.97 Eggs (04.05 AIb)¶ 320.095 14.53 26.350 1.20 346.445 15.73 Poultrymeat 70 per cent, chickens (02.02 AIb)● 148.611 6.75 22.590 1.03 171.201 7.78 * Conversion from European currency units into sterling has been made using the representative rate 1 ECU=£0.6l8655, and multiplying the resultant figure by the current monetary coefficient of 0.893. † Currently, monetary compensatory amounts (MCAs) act as a levy on imports. ‡There is a special rate for New Zealand butter. ║ Does not include a supplementary levy which at present applies only to imports from the German Democratic Republic. ¶ Includes a supplementary levy applicable to imports from certain countries of origin. Regulations provide for supplementary levies to operate h this sector when average free-at-frontier offer prices fall below the sluice gate price. ● Does not include a supplementary levy which at present apples only to imports from Spain.