Tariffs (Hansard, 25 May 1993)

HC Deb 25 May 1993 vol 225 cc488-9W 488W

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table showing the average incidence of tariffs on imports and exports of manufactures in(a) 1972 and (b) 1992 in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) the original EEC Six, and indicating the 489W average loss of tariff preference between the United Kingdom and (x) Denmark, (y) the Irish Republic and (z) Commonwealth countries since 1972.

§ Mr. Needham
No. The provision of this detailed information would incur disproportionate costs in terms of resources and time.