§ Mr. Farrasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if, in view of the fact that the European Economic Community countries have failed to harmonise their method of collecting value added tax on imports by the proposed date of January 1984, he will urgently review the British system of collecting value added tax on imports with a view to bringing it into line with the United Kingdom's European Economic Community partners;
(2) if, in view of the fact that the postponed payment system of collecting value added tax on imports disadvantages home manufacturers as compared with importers, he will take steps to amend the system;
(3) if he will estimate the once-for-all boost to Government revenue by changing from the current method of collecting value added tax on imports to the system practised by the other member states of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. HayhoeI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.