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Mr. Spearing
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report a table similar to that published on 21st June 1977, columns 461–2, showing the EEC common levies on foodstuffs, together with the related monetary compensatory amounts for the latest available date, together with the net cost to the importer.
| Common Levy* | M.C.A | Net Import Levy | ||||
| Item and CCT No | £/mt. | P/lb. | £/mt. | P/lb. | £/mt. | P/lb. |
| Common wheat (10.01A) | 66·479 | 3·02 | 26·753 | 1·21 | 39·726 | 1·81 |
| Barley (10.03) | 71·523 | 3·25 | 23·747 | 1·08 | 47·776 | 2·17 |
| Maize (10.05B) | 65·608 | 2·98 | 23·747 | 1·08 | 41·861 | 1·90 |
| White sugar (17·01A) | 220·823 | 10·03 | 69·290 | 3·15 | 151·533 | 6·88 |
| Butter 82–84% fat content (04.03A)† | 1,630·459 | 74·02 | 460·440 | 20·90 | 1,170·019 | 53·12 |
| Cheddar cheese (04.04EIb1bb)t | 1,443·812 | 65·55 | 362·960 | 16·48 | 1,080·852 | 49·07 |
| Skimmed milk powder (04.02AIIb1) | 729·745 | 33·13 | 187·090 | 8·49 | 542·655 | 24·64 |
| Boneless frozen meat (02.01 AIIb4bb33) | .1,714·216 | 77·83 | 421·020 | 19·11 | 1,293·196 | 58·72 |
| Lard (15.01 AII) | 102·780 | 4·67 | 59·780 | 2·71 | 43·000 | 1·96 |
| Pigmeat carcases (02.01AIIIal)‡ | 321·280 | 14·59 | 186·800 | 8·48 | 134·480 | 6·11 |
| Salted bacon sides (02.06BIa2aa) | 433·766 | 19·69 | 252·180 | 11·45 | 181·586 | 8·24 |
| Eggs (04.05AIb)ç | 414·107 | 18·80 | 60·630 | 2·75 | 353·477 | 16·05 |
| Poultrymeat 70% chickens (02.02AIb)║ | 192·038 | 8·72 | 51·980 | 2·36 | 140·058 | 6·36 |
| NOTES: | ||||||
| * Conversion from units of account into sterling has been by means of the representative rate of £1 = 1·57678 ua and multiplying by the current monetary co-efficient of 1·308. | ||||||
| † There are special rates for New Zealand butter and cheese. | ||||||
| ‡ Does not include a supplementary levy which at present applies only to imports from the German Democratic Republic. | ||||||
| ç Includes a supplementary levy applicable to imports from certain countries of origin. Regulations provide for supplementary levies to operate in this sector when average free-at-frontier offer prices fall below the sluice gate price. | ||||||
| ║ Does not include a supplementary levy which at present applies only to imports from the German Democratic Republic and Spain. | ||||||