Non-EU Imports

HC Deb 09 December 1998 vol 322 cc220-1W

Mr. Gill

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been raised from duties on imports from non-EU countries in each of the last five years; and what is the estimated figure for the current year. [63103]

Dawn Primarolo

Net receipts of customs duties and agricultural levies on imports from non-EU countries have been as follows:

Year	£ million
1993–94	2,169.4
1994–95	2,164.5
1995–96	2,479.5
1996–97	2,299.5
1997–98	2,263.3

The latest estimate for 1998–99, as published in the Pre Budget Report, is £2.0 billion.