§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current levels of import levies, expressed in pence per pound, on butter, beef, flour, sugar and cheese, respectively.
§ Mrs. FennerThe information requested is set out in the following table:
Import levy applicable in the United Kingdom on 16 July 1985 p/lb Commodity Levy applicable in United Kingdom Butter (82 per cent, fat)* 66.9 Cheese (Cheddar)* 53.6 Beef and veal† 69.0 Wheatflour 5.4 Sugar (white)‡ 14.1 Notes
* In practice, special quota arrangements apply to most imports of butter and cheese from third countries, allowing entry at reduced rates of levy. Under these schemes a levy of 24.6p/lb would apply in the case of 80 per cent. fat butter imported from New Zealand and a levy of 4.2p/lb would apply to Cheddar cheese imported from New Zealand and Australia under the quota arrangements.
†The rates vary according to tariff heading and country of origin. The rate of carcase meat (tariff heading 02.01AIIal) from third countries other than Austria, Switzerland or Sweden is quoted. In practice, most beef imports from third countries are subject to special arrangements allowing entry at reduced rates of levy.
‡In practice, the United Kingdom's imports from third countries are generally covered by the Lome Convention and enter the Community levy free.
280Wslightly less than 1 per cent. per annum. Consumption of poultrymeat has increased from 0.7 million tonnes in 1974 to an estimated 0.9 million tonnes in 1984, a rise of nearly 3 per cent. per annum.