§ 71. Mrs. Tateasked the President of the Board of Trade the tonnage of scrap-iron exported from this country in the year 1936 and for the first two months of 1937; to which countries it has been consigned; and whether, in view of the probable shortage of such material in this country, such exports are to be controlled?
§ Mr. RuncimanI would refer my hon. Friend to the answers given on 8th February and 25th February to the hon. Members for Plaistow (Mr. Thorne) and Llanelly (Mr. J. Griffiths), to which I have nothing to add, except that exports of iron and steel scrap and waste in January amounted to 33,000 tons and imports to 35,000 tons: the figures for February are not yet available.