§ 107. Lieut.-Colonel Sharpasked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware of the shortage of wire rods for wire manufacturers; and whether he will arrange to divert heavy sections and bars now being exported at approximately £15 per ton to home use for the production of wire rods and wire articles that can be exported at from £50 to £400 per ton.
§ Mr. WilmotThe shortage of wire rods is mainly due to insufficient capacity in the specialised wire rod mills and to a shortage of suitable billets. The diversion of heavy sections and bars, which are rolled in a different type of mill, would not help to meet the shortage.