HC Deb 12 May 1967 vol 746 c297W
Marquess of Hamilton

asked the President of the Board of Trade, what is the annual utilisation of chipboard in Great

NUMBER OF MILLS CLOSED
Spinner Waste spinner Doubler Weaver Finisher
1952 3 8 20 3
1953 9 11 17 3
1954 4 9 14 6
1955 22 20 59 8
1956 18 18 75 11
1957 9 2 14 52 6
1958 16 3 13 80 8
1959 56† 3 23† 96† 11
1960 46† 15†(4)* 127†(2)* 9†
1961 3 1 8 10 49†(1)*
1962 13 3 10 29 6
1963 16 6 11 32 12
1964 8 5 6 15 8
1965 12 2 4 14 8
1966 13 4 9 33 11
* Figures in brackets closed during 1960–61 but not under the reorganisation scheme.
† Reorganisation closures.