HC Deb 22 February 1945 vol 408 cc985-6W
Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister of Supply if he can give the amount added for average carriage over cost of production, respectively, for basic pig-iron, soft hearth billets, wire rods, wire, galvanized and black steel sheets and plates under one-eighth-inch thick and finished tube.

Sir A. Duncan

The average cost of carriage of the products in question is as follows:

Per Ton
£ s. d.
Basic pig-iron 6 0
Soft basic billets 6 0
Wire rods 1 0 0
Wire 1 9 0
Sheets 1 0 0
Light plates 1 0 0
Tubes 1 10 0