§ Mr. Tinnasked the Minister of Power what are the annual figures for the years 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966 of hematite iron production, home sales and imports.
§ Mr. Freeson
HEMATITE IRON UNITED KINGDOM PRODUCTION, HOME SALES AND IMPORTS Production Home Consumption*thousand tons Imports 1962 … 875.7 882.4 59.1 1963 … 816.9 913.0 122.3 1964 … 956.8 1,051.2 166.9 1965 … 877.4 970.2 160.5 1966 … 677.9 775.9 232.5 Note: * The deliveries of hematite pig iron to the home market, excluding deliveries to companies' own or associated works, as a proportion of home consumption were as follows:—
1962–49% 1965–40% 1963–44% 1966–35% 1964–41 Annual figures for production and home consumption are for 52 weeks except for 1964 where the figures relate to a 53 week period.