§ Captain Ramsayasked the Minister of Supply (1) whether he will state the maximum price paid per ton for scrap-iron recently bought in America, and how this compares with the maximum prices paid for scrap-iron in this country over the same period;
(2) whether he will state the total cost per ton of delivering scrap-iron bought in America to the nearest British steel works, and how this compares with the cost in the case of scrap-iron purchased in this country?
§ Mr. BurginPurchases of scrap-iron in the United States of America are made on trade account and the prices of individual transactions are not reported to me. With present cost of freight, the delivered price of scrap-iron bought in the United States of America is substantially higher than the corresponding prices of United Kingdom scrap. Maximum prices have been fixed for the latter in the Control of Iron and Steel (No. 5) (Scrap) Order.