Colonel Clarkeasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the tonnages of coal and oil, respectively, consumed by the steel industries, apart from smelting, in the years 1948 to 1953, inclusive.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydExcluding iron foundries, coke ovens and blast furnaces, the figures are as follow:
Year Thousand Tons Coal Oil 1948 … … … 7,818 839 1949 … … … 7,822 926 1950 … … … 7,618 1,003 1951 … … … 7,341 1,017 1952 … … … 7,100 1,124 1953 … … … 6,594 1,328