§ 91. Sir T. Mooreasked the President of the Board of Trade why he has refused export licences for constructional steel either from stock or from newly-manufactured supplies, since foreign exchange is so urgently required.
§ Sir S. CrippsExport licences are not now required for constructional steel as 11W such. Restrictions on authorisations to acquire constructional steel for export arise from a shortage of supplies of steel for all purposes.
§ 92. Mr. Pickthornasked the President of the Board of Trade what are the allocations of steel for export during the second half of 1946.
§ Sir S. CrippsI assume that the hon. Member is referring to finished steel and not to steel in the form of fabricated articles. Steel is allocated to a number of Departments, and some of the steel so allocated is exported. The allocation of steel to the Board of Trade specifically for export as such in the third quarter of this year is 275,000 tons. No allocation has yet been made for the fourth quarter.