§ 2. Commander BELLAIRSasked the President of the Board of Trade how much the output of steel in the country was below the capacity of plant in 1928; and whether there are any cases of modern steel-producing plant being dismantled and sent abroad for re-erection?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister)It is stated by the National Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers that the output of steel ingots and castings in the United Kingdom in 1928 amounted to 8,525,100 tons. The capacity of the steel-making plant is estimated at about 12,000,000 tons per annum. As regards the second part of the question, I have no knowledge of any case of a steel-making plant being sent abroad for re-erection.