To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what he estimates to be the annual cost to the consumer of the car industry's voluntary agreement to limit car imports from Japan.

I refer my hon. Friend to the written answers I gave on 26 April, Official Report, columns 92–93, to my hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr. Hamilton) and on 7 June, Official Report, column 429, to my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Mr. Fallon).

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what items from Japan are subject to import quotas or voluntary restraint agreements by the European Community or the United Kingdom.

There are no quantitative restrictions on imports into the United Kingdom from Japan. There are, however, some informal inter-industry voluntary arrangements with Japanese producers, details of which were given in the written answer of 30 March, Official Report, columns 478–79, to a question raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Mr. Fallon).

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what imports from Japan are subject to European Community tariffs.

I refer my hon. Friend to the common customs tariff of the European Communities. There are no preferential arrangements with Japan.