§ 16. Mr. Fitchasked the Minister of Power how much steel, in money terms, was bought by the National Coal Board in 1960.
§ Mr. FitchThe figure the Minister has given represents money spent in the United Kingdom, since the Coal Board imported no steel during 1960. Will the Minister bring that fact to the attention of the President of the Board of Trade?
§ Mr. WoodI am sure my right hon. Friend, the President of the Board of Trade, is already aware of that. The Coal Board, as the hon. Gentleman knows, is free to buy steel from the market which it considers the best, and it happens that in 1960 it chose to buy at home.