§ Mr. JackTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his policy towards the European Commission's proposal to end duty free shopping and if he will make a statement. [4061]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 19 June 1997]: The Government have no objection to looking at the impact of the end of the regime. But the legal commitment is to abolish duty free shopping for intra EU travel by 30 June 1999.