§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will set out in theOfficial Report the percentage of steel consumed by British industry that has been imported for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information is as follows:
Estimated consumption of steel by consuming industries Thousand tonnes Total net imports of steel* Thousand tonnes Imports as percentage of consumption 1971 … 16,726 1,414 8.5 1972 … 16,750 2,143 12.8 1973 … 18,445 2,506 13.6 1974 … 17,548 3,282 18.7 1975 … 15,448 3,034 19.6 Excludes steel imported by the steel industry for further processing. Source: Iron and Steel Industry Annual Statistics.