§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish a table showing amounts of capital debt written off, interest forgone and additional sums given to each of the nationalised industries and other companies including the National Enterprise Board and the British Technology Group in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. ButcherFollowing is the information:
United Kingdom and the percentage share of the British market in each of the most recent five available years taken by (a) France (b) West Germany (c) Japan and (d) Korea.
§ Mr. ButcherThe information is as follows: 99W
United Kingdom Imports of Steel Industry Products* '000 tonnes 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Jan-June France 320 312 475 325 207 West Germany 652 714 1,107 936 536 Japan 177 168 288 34 20 South Korea 43 45 65 1 19 As a Percentage of United Kingdom Consumption† France 2.1 2.0 3.8 2.7 3.1 West Germany 4.2 4.7 8.8 7.7 7.9 Japan 1.1 1.1 2.3 0.3 0.3 South Korea 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 Sources: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau, Department of Industry.
* Including material for conversion.
† Producers' deliveries less exports plus imports less stock change.