§ 79. Mr. Asshetonasked the Minister of Supply if he will make a statement of Government policy for the export of steel products covering structural steel, foundry equipment and material-handling equipment and machinery, particularly in view of the present instructions to limit the export of certain of these products to a definite percentage of capacity and the refusal to allocate steel for export, except in certain special cases, for periods III and IV of the present year.
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§ Mr. WoodburnGovernment policy is to make as large a contribution as possible from all industries to the export drive while assuring to home industry essential supplies for their re-equipment and development. The percentage of foundry equipment exported is low. Structural steelwork is exported almost entirely for projects of urgent importance to our own economy. The various allocations are periodically reviewed as supplies are assessed. The issue of allocations is now being resumed in the light of the expectation of the improved supplies of coal to the steel industry.
ACREAGE OF SMALL FRUIT AS AT JUNE, 1939–1946. England and Wales. Straw berries. Rasp berries. Currants Goose berries. Logan berries and Cultivated Black berries. Total. Black. Red and White. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 1939 18,732 4,135 10,378 2,325 9,137 2,505 47,212 1940 15,073 4,045 10,303 2,071 8,806 2,242 42,540 1941 11,845 3,538 9,859 1,939 8,158 2,000 37,339 1942 10,160 3,033 9,743 1,933 8,518 1,890 35,277 1943 9,157 2,525 8,672 1,757 7,378 1,747 31,230 1944 10,454 2,744 8,865 1,922 7,751 2,002 33,738 1945 10,482 2,044 8,397 1,531 5,966 1,435 29,855 1946 12,332 2,075 9,145 1,523 5,506 1,215 31,796