§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his answer dated 23 March, Official Report, c. 328 concerning the duties levied on imports of manufactured goods from non-EEC countries, whether the calculations were made on broadly the same lines as those in paragraph 15 of the "Multilateral Trade Negotiations 1973–79"—Cmnd. 7724; and if so, why the United Kingdom figures are lower.
§ Mr. Bruce-GardyneNo. There are a number of differences of which the most important is that in paragraph 15 of the "Multilateral Trade Negotiations 1973–79"—Cmnd. 7724, the average duty rates were calculated by the European Commission, on the normal basis used in trade negotiations and excluding non-dutiable goods. The rates given in my reply to the hon. Member on 23 March,Official Report, c. 328, were, as explained, averages for all imports in each section of the Standard International Trade Classification.