§ Mr. HARTSHORNasked the President of the Board of Trade the. quantity of steel produced in the United Kingdom, and the quantity of coal consumed in its production, in the years 1920 and 1924, respectively?
§ Sir B. CHADWICKThe production of steel ingots and castings in the United Kingdom in 1920 and 1924, as estimated by the National Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers, amounted to 9,067,300 tons and 8,221,100 tons respectively. The federation have estimated the coal consumed in the conversion of pig-iron and scrap into steel in 1924 to be 9,915,000 tons, but no estimate for 1920 is available.