HC Deb 24 July 1984 vol 64 cc550-1W
Mr. Body

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was, for the most recent 12-month period, the extent by which the import levy on wheat varied, giving the highest and lowest rates and the dates in each case.

Mr. Hayhoe

Different rates of import levy apply to common wheat and to durum wheat. In the 12 months from 1 July 1983 to 30 June 1984 the highest and lowest rates of levy expressed in £ per metric tonne were as follows:

Highest rate Lowest rate
Common Wheat £71.9991 (5 July 1983) £41.5118 (17 August 1983)
Durum Wheat £93.8252 (1 May 1984) £62.2243 (17 August 1983)