§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the percentage level of self-sufficiency in steel production in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable percentages for each member state of the Common Market.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to the reply, 16 February 1984, c. 318]: The following is the information:
Crude Steel January—September 1983 Million tonnes Production Apparent† Consumption Production as percentage of Consumption Belgium-Luxembourg* 6.88 1.87 367 Denmark 0.33 1.07 31 France 12.69 13.09 97 Greece 0.64 1.79 36 Ireland 0.10 0.34 30 Italy* 10.67 10.68 100 Netherlands 3.29 2.62 126 United Kingdom 11.26 11.16 101 West Germany 20.51 25.55 104 Source:Eurostat. Notes: * January to June. † Apparent consumption equals production + scrap consumption in rolling mills + imports - exports + stock changes (at works and stockholders). Tonnages imported and exported and variations in stock are converted into ingot equivalents.