HC Deb 25 July 1940 vol 363 cc988-9W
Mr. R. Gibson

asked the Minister of Supply what quantities of scrap-iron, other metals, paper and other salved waste materials were sold during the month of June, 1940, in Scotland, England, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Greenock, respectively; and what were the corresponding figures for each of the two preceding months?

Mr. Harold Macmillan

The following table shows the quantities of paper, metals and the more important other materials sold during April, May and June in the places mentioned.

— Paper. Ferrous Metal. Non-Ferrous Metal. Textiles. Bones.
ENGLAND AND WALES. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
April … … … … 14,931 11,357 1,091 1,359 219
May … … … … 19,804 15,923 948 1,617 260
June … … … … 20,283 23,625 962 1,370 245
SCOTLAND.
April … … … … 2,187 1,212 20 200 30
May … … … … 2,752 1,488 42 121 35
June … … … … 2,945 2,341 147 82 36
Glasgow.
April … … … … 556 198 — 34 —
May … … … … 686 271 6 31 —
June … … … … 826 928 105 12 3
Edinburgh.
April … … … … 611 299 — 84 15
May … … … … 683 459 2 41 18
June … … … … 644 409 2 26 14
Dundee.
April … … … … 32 87 — 8 1½
May … … … … 23 84 — — 1½
June … … … … (Not yet available)
Aberdeen.
April … … … … 58 89 1 12 2
May … … … … 78 130 1 9 3
June … … … … 49 103 3 7 3
Greenock.
April … … … … 38 9 — — —
May … … … … 51 18 — 1 —
June … … … … 46 32 — — —

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