§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his reply of 2 December to a written question from the hon. Member for Grimsby concerning contributions to the European Economic Community, whether he will distinguish the figures for customs duties between food, beverages, manufactures and other goods.
§ Mr. Bruce-GardyneA breakdown of the amount paid over in customs duties is given in the following table. Figures for 1981 are not yet available.
Customs duties (£ million) Food Beverages Manufactures Other goods Total 1978 145 8 522 39 714 1979 141 9 669 49 868 1980 155 11 666 29 861