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VAT Inspection Duty
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer against how many (a) importers and (b) agents value added tax inspection duty is being levied on imports of (i) prawns and (ii) cod from (1) Iceland, (2) Norway and (3) the Faroe Islands brought in under EUR 1 certificates accepted by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise at the time of import and subsequently deemed invalid; and what amount is being claimed. [7277]
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Mr. Oppenheim: The following customs duty demands are currently outstanding:
| Country | Goods | Importers | Agents | Total (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | prawns | 14 | 2 | 416,700 |
| cod | 3 | 2 | 122,000 | |
| Norway | prawns(19) | 3 | -- | |
| cod | 3 | -- | 56,300 | |
| Faroe Islands | prawns | 6 | 5 | 1,143,000 |
| cod | -- | -- | -- |
(19) Not broken down to maintain confidentiality of individual business.
Government Departments (Payment of Bills)
Mrs. Roche: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to publish figures for the payment of bills by Government Departments based on amended monitoring arrangements. [7816]
Mrs. Angela Knight: I will publish Government Departments' payment performance shortly.
Privatisation Receipts
Mr. Milburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cumulative total for privatisation receipts from 1979-80 to 1996-97 expressed in 1996-97 prices. [7822]
Mr. Jack: I refer the hon. Member to my reply of 8 July 1996, Official Report, column 36, to the hon. Member for Cunninghame North (Mr. Wilson). That reply shows cumulative proceeds from 1979-80 to 1995-96 of £83.86 billion in 1996-97 prices. Estimated proceeds for 1996-97 are £4.5 billion.
Finance Bill
Mr. Robert Ainsworth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to publish the Finance Bill. [8109]
Mr. Jack: I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Southport (Mr. Banks) yesterday, Official Report, column 744.
Arms Sales (Rwanda)
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what investigations have been undertaken by his Department concerning breaches of the UN embargo on arms sales to Rwanda. [5781]
Mr. Oppenheim [holding answer 4 December 1996]: Customs is aware of the current allegations and will take appropriate action in the light of its assessment of the information obtained.