§ Mr. Doddsasked the President of the Board of Trade what action has been taken to ensure that sulphur can be produced in sufficient quantity in this country to make up for any shortage from overseas.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftI understand that capacity for the production of sulphur in this country, mainly from imported mineral oils, has been increased several fold during the last five years. The increase continues. Moreover, we are now better protected, against a shortage of sulphur from overseas, through the very large additions to our sulphuric acid capacity of plant using pyrites, anhydrite or spent oxide instead of sulphur.