§ Sir G. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish a table showing the comparative prices of steel products in the United Kingdom with those prevailing in France and the German Federal Republic on 1st November 1973, 1st May 1973 and 1st November 1972.
BSC prices = 100 France German Federal Republic 1st November 1972 1st May 1973 1st November 1973 1st November 1972 1st May 1973 1st November 1973 Billets … 107 119 136 118 133 159 Medium Plates … 116 123 148 122 129 159 Boiler Plates … 131 138 165 135 144 177 Beams Structural … 111 120 137 115 126 152 Steel for Reinforcement … 104 117 134 106 117 159 Hot Rolled Strip … 106 109 124 110 119 143 Hot Rolled Coil … 104 110 128 112 119 142