§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to discontinue the use of waivers by customs officers in accordance with the recommendations of the Scott report. [21300]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryAll administrative waivers operated by Customs which were still in use have already been replaced by open general export licences with two exceptions. These remaining two waivers—for goods exported to the continental shelf and for goods in transit mail—are in the process of being replaced by an open general export licence and by an amendment to the open general transhipment licence, both of which will be issued by the Department of Trade and Industry.