Economic Community (Transport Levies)

HC Deb 30 July 1982 vol 28 cc726-7W

Mr. Spearing

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the amount of European Economic Community transport levies for the latest available date in the manner of his reply of 16 June, Official Report, c. 283–84.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The following is the information requested in respect of import levies for the United Kingdom as at 26 July 1982:

^* Conversion from European currency units into sterling has been made using the representative rate IECU = £0.618655, and multiplying the resultant figure by the current Monetary Co-efficient of 0.904.

† Currently, monetary compensatory amounts act as a levy on imports.

‡ There is a special rate for New Zealand butter.

≑ There is a reduced levy for certain products imported from Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

¶ Does not include a supplementary levy which at present applies only to imports from German Democratic Republic and Finland.

• Does not include a supplementary levy which at present applies only to imports from Spain and Czechoslovakia.