§ Mr. SINKINSONasked the Secretary for Mines what is the average royalty rent per ton on iron ore in Great Britain; and what amount of ore is required to produce one ton of steel?
§ Mr. TURNERI regret that no recent information is available in my Department as to the royalties paid on iron ore in this country, and I cannot therefore supply the particulars asked for in the first part of the question. As regards the second part, the amount of iron ore required to produce one ton of steel depends upon the grade of iron ore used and the kind of steel product. The average metal content of iron ore produced in this country varies from just over 20 per cent. in some districts to between 50 and 55 per cent. in others.
§ Mr. SINKINSONasked the Secretary for Mines what is the average royalty rent per ton on iron ore in France, Spain, Germany and America, respectively?
§ Mr. TURNERThe latest information available in regard to royalties on minerals in foreign countries is that contained in Appendix No. 24, Volume 3, of the Report of the Royal Commission on the Coal Industry (1925), a copy of which I am sending to my hon. Friend.