HC Deb 23 February 1948 vol 447 cc297-8W
93. Mr. Sharp

asked the Minister of Supply how many blast furnaces have been closed down this year; to what extent this is due to the shortage of steel scrap; to what extent this shortage is due to the failure to obtain expected supplies from Germany; and what supplies are now likely to be made available from Germany during 1948.

Mr. G. R. Strauss

One blast furnace has been closed temporarily this year for re-lining and not because of a shortage of steel scrap. I regret I can give no reliable forecast of the amount of scrap we are likely to get from Germany.