§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing the current levels of export rebate and import levy, respectively, for each category of foodstuff; and if he will publish a separate table showing, where applicable, the current intervention prices for the same foodstuffs, in pound sterling terms in all cases.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is set out in the following tables.
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Import levies and export refunds applicable in the United Kingdom on 15 March 1985 Import Levy* Export refund* £/t £/t Common wheat 40.4 •12.2 Barley 43.2 •24.2 Maize 35.9 0 Rice 332.3 •151.4 Sugar (white) †282.8 •265.9 Olive oil 457.8 340.3
Import Levy* Export refund* £/t £/t Butter (82 per cent. fat) ‡1,261.4 723.0 Skimmed milk powder 599.2 471.1 Beef and veal ≑1,430.3 ▪934.1 Pigmeat 240.0 164.8 Poultrymeat 133.4 75.7 Eggs 145.3 87.3 Sheepmeat ¶— 0 * The rates of levy and export refund vary for different tariff headings. The rates quoted are: beef and veal — carcase; pigmeat — carcase; poultrymeat—70 per cent. chickens; rice—wholly milled long grain; olive oil—virgin lampante; eggs in shell. Levies and export refunds are shown after deduction of the monetary compensatory amounts where applicable. † In practice the United Kingdom's imports from third countries are normally covered by the Lomé convention and enter the Community levy-free. ‡ A special lower rate of levy is applicable to imports of butter from New Zealand. ≑ Most imports of beef from third countries are subject to special arrangements allowing entry at reduced levy rates. ¶ Imports of lamb under voluntary restraint arrangements with principal suppliers and related agreements are subject to a reduced charge of 10 per cent. ad valorem. Any imports outside these arrangements are subject to levies which cannot exceed 20 per cent. tariff bound in the GATT. • Maximum rate of export refunds fixed under the tenders accepted on 14 March (cereals) and 13 March (sugar) for specified volumes. ▪ Export refunds vary greatly according to the category of animal, type of meat etc. The figure quoted is for CCT code 0201AIIal (carcases).
Current intervention prices in the United Kingdom £/tonne Common wheat 124 Barley 124 Maize* 124 Rice* 207 Sugar (white)† 365 Olive oil* 1,441 Butter (82 per cent. fat) 1,978 Skimmed milk powder 1,026 Beef and veal‡ 1,142 Pigmeat≑ — Poultrymeat n/a Eggs n/a Sheepmeat n/a * Intervention is not available in the United Kingdom. † Including storage levy (£26.29/tonne). ‡ Intervention price liveweight. Following the introduction of the carcase classification grid in April 1984, intervention is available on a range of carcase categories at different specified buying-in prices. It is also only available on certain cuts at different times of the year; on 15 March it was available only on hindquarters. ≑ Intervention buying for specified grades may take place between 78 per cent. and 92 per cent. of the basic price which is: currently £1,258/tonne. No intervention has taken place in the United Kingdom.