§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the receipts from levies and the amount paid in subsidies on exports to other European Economic Community countries under the common agricultural policy for the calendar year 1981; how this compares with the outturn in January 1981; what was the implied level of MCAs used in making his estimate; and how the implied level compares with the existing level.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI have been asked to reply. Estimates for the forthcoming financial year of levies and subsidies paid or charged on United Kingdom agricultural trade with the rest of the Community will appear in the 1981–82 Supply Estimates for the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce, which will be published in due course. Estimates of levies and subsidies charged or paid during January 1981 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the total amount collected in the calendar year 1980 by way of levies in excess of the amount specified in the central, that is the common agricultural policy, rate; and whether this amount will be reimbursed as part of the compromise in the European Economic Community budget.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe total amount of levies collected in 1980 on United Kingdom agricultural imports from outside the Community was about £233.3 million. It is not possible separately to identify common levies and MCA charges within this total. MCAs charged on our imports from other Community countries totalled about £41.5 million. All payments to and receipts from the Community budget are subject to the agreement on the United Kingdom net contribution to the Community budget.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing on the basis of the latest common agricultural policy levies; how much would be collected in each category at an annual rate if imports continue at the 1980 rate: how much of this is represented by the excess over the central rate, that is in negative monetary compensatory amounts: and what is the division between European Economic Community and non-European Economic Community sources.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI have been asked to reply. The estimates requested cannot be made except at disproportionate cost.
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§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report his estimate of the level of the monetary compensatory amounts for 1981 in the case of the United Kingdom under the common agricultural policy.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI have been asked to reply. I am not in a position to forecast the level of MCAs for 1981 as this will depend on future levels of sterling.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing at an annual rate the gross and net receipts from the common agricultural policy levies as a result of the excess of the United Kingdom price over the common agricultural policy price at the current level of monetary compensatory amounts and assuming that imports and exports in 1981 continue at the 1980 rate.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI have been asked to reply. The estimates requested cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.