§ Mr. Cantasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will list in the Official Report for the periods ending November 1975 and February 1976, respectively, the stocks of the main products of the British Steel Corporation held at its plants in England, Wales and Scotland; and how much of these stocks fall in the counter-cyclical category for which his right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has made finance available to a limit of £70 million.
§ Mr. KaufmanThe counter-cyclical steel stockpile amounted to some 150,000 product tonnes at end-February 1976. For commercial reasons it would not be appropriate to provide the information requested about BSC's ordinary working stock or more detailed information about counter-cyclical stock. Aggregate figures for steel stocks held by United Kingdom producers are published monthly by the Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau and by the Central Statistical Office.