§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the levies chargeable at the current time for all common agricultural policy products, together with the monetary compensation amounts, the threshold and so on prices and the world price on the same basis as the answer dated 3 April 1985, Official Report, columns 608–9.
§ Mrs. FennerThe information requested is set out for the main commodities in the table. The import levies are shown after deduction of the monetary compensatory amount (MCA) and adjustment by the monetary coefficient: the MCA that has been decucted is shown separately. I remind the hon. Member that the "world" prices shown are generally the lowest offer prices at the Community frontier which underlie the Commission's calculation of the variable import levies. These prices are the lowest recorded and it is likely that, on average, higher prices would have to be paid if larger quantities were to be purchased on world markets.
Norwegian Government, with particular reference to drift netting and the use of monofilament nets; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.