§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will assess the number of jobs likely to be lost in the United Kingdom cement industry by the import of subsidised Greek cement;
(2) if he will assess the damage to the United Kingdom cement industry likely to be caused by imports of subsidised Greek cement.
§ Mr. John PattenIt is too early to say.
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what action he intends to take to ensure that Greek cement imported into the United Kingdom is of an acceptable technical standard;
(2) what steps he takes to ensure that any Greek cement introduced into the United Kingdom conforms in full to the appropriate British standards.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Government encourage customers to specify British Standard products, but it is up to each customer to decide whether or not a product is of a suitable technical standard for his purposes.
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate is available to him as to the tonnage of cement used in the United Kingdom construction industry each year since 1980.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is given in the following table:628W
Cement Deliveries (in thousand tonnes) Home deliveries of United Kingdom production United Kingdom imports Portland cement Special cement and clinker Total 1980 14,034 92 26 118 1981 12,417 158 30 188 1982 12,685 209 73 282 1983 13,094 353 76 430 1984 13,337 395 105 500 1985 13,225 388 231 619 Notes:
(1) Imported clinker that has been ground into cement is included in home deliveries although not necessarily in the same year as the year of import.
(2) Not all cement deliveries are used by the construction industry.