§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current rates of levy per pound on imported beef, lamb, butter and cheese.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe following is the information requested for the United Kingdom as at 13 April 1981:
Item and CCT No. Common Levy* Pence/LB MCA† Pence/LB Total Import Levy Pence/LB Butter 82–84% Fat Content (04.03A)‡ 48.97 11.52 60.49 Cheddar Cheese (04.04 Elb lbb) 52.21 8.93 61.14 Boneless Frozen Beef (02.01 All b4bb33) 56.32 10.71 67.03 Lamb-Frozen Carcases (02.01 AlVb1) 27.24** Nil 27.24 * Conversion from European currency units into sterling has been made using the representative rate of ECU=£0.618655 and multiplying the resultant figure by the monetary co-efficient of 0.871. † Currently monetary compensatory amounts (MCAs) act as a levy on imports. ‡ There is a special rate for New Zealand butter. ** The levy on imported sheep and sheepmeat is subject to a ceiling of 10 per cent. of cif value under voluntary restraint agreements negotiated with major supplying countries and special arrangements introduced by the Community for residual suppliers.