§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much in anti-dumping duties on electronic typewriters was collected by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the last year for which figures are available;
(2) how much in anti-dumping duties on daisy wheel printers was collected by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the last year for which figures are available;
260W(3) how much in anti-dumping duties on dot matrix printers was collected by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the last year for which figures are available;
(4) how much in anti-dumping duties on photocopiers was collected by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the last year for which figures are available;
(5) how much in anti-dumping duties on microchips was collected by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 16 January 1989]The following information is in respect of duty collected in the 12 months to November 1988:
Category Anti-dumping duty (£000's)
Electronic typewriters 238 Daisy wheel printers and dot matrix printers1 140 Photocopiers 5,186 Microchips 2 1 Separate figures for daisy wheel and dot matrix printers are not available. Anti-dumping duty was imposed on dot matrix printers in May 1988 and on daisy wheel printers in July 1988. 2 Anti-dumping duty is not levied on microchips.