§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Industry what help he is giving the china clay industry to extract alumina from residue clay workings; and what is his estimate of the percentage of Great Britain's alumina needs this process will supply within the next five years.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldNo help is currently being given by my Department to the china clay industry to extract alumina from residue clay workings. There are no official estimates of future production from this source.