§ Mr. J. Grimstonasked the Minister of Supply if he will give details of the plant and machinery, costing £240,000, in the Non-Ferrous Metal Agency Schemes Estimate, 1950–51, Class IX 2, II, E; also details of the new works, additions and alterations, in the same Schemes, costing £110,000, in the same Estimate, sub-head D.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussBoth these items relate to expansion of capacity at the Government-owned factory at Hartlepool, which is engaged in the extraction of magnesia from seawater, for use by the refractory brick industry. The major items of plant included in the £240,000 are a new rotary kiln and ancillary plant, seawater pumps and pipelines, electric motors and other plant, and equipment4W required for the treatment o the seawater in the various tanks and filters. The sum of £110,000 covers the construction cost of new pre-stressed concrete seawater storage tanks and settling tanks and foundations for the new kiln and other plant