§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to reduce the cost of television licences for retirement pensioners.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonI would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to similar Questions by the hon. Members for Faversham (Mr. Moate) and Goole (Dr. Marshall) yesterday.—[Vol. 871, c.9]
PRODUCTS OF POLYMERISATION AND COPOLYMERISATION* Thousand Metric Tons 1972 1973 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. Year 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. Year Production … … 283 293 287 304† 1,167 319‡ 336 349 339 N/A N/A Exports … … 58 75 49 86 268 71 64 53 58 246 Average price per ton§ N/A N/A N/A £153 £160 £169 £175 N/A N/A * Includes the following synthetic resins:— Polyurethane flexible and semi flexible foams; Styrene polymer and copolymer non-toughened and toughened grades of resins, moulding and extrusion compounds, solutions, emulsions and dispersions, copolymer resins and non-toughened copolymer moulding and extrusion compounds; Polyethylene and Polypropylene moulding and extrusion compounds; Polyvinyl acetate, including solutions and dispersions; Polyvinylchloride polymers and copolymers. † Figures based on a voluntary inquiry. ‡ Figures based on a statutory inquiry, with wider coverage. § Total value of sales of polymers divided by total quantity of sales.