§ 114. Mr. Willeyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what action he has taken to improve the supplies of steel to British shipyards.
§ Mr. Wingfield DigbyMy right hon. and noble Friend has had further consultations with my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade and with the Chairman of the Steel Board about the supply of steel to shipyards. On 30th November, he received a deputation from the shipbuilding, shiprepairing and marine
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS TO IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON AND SYRIA VALUE £ THOUSAND Year 1951 Year 1952 Year 1953 Year 1954 Year 1955 Jan.-June, 1956 Total Jan., 1951 to June, 1956 Explosives (including industrial explosives) to: Iraq 53 76 122 147 163 156 717 Jordan 9 8 13 7 47 11 95 Lebanon 46 47 5 3 7 11 119 Syria 3 9 13 0 10 − 35 Arms, ammunition and military stores and appliances (including sporting guns and some other non-military material) to: Iraq 1,355 135 704 229 848 962 4,233 Jordan 246 557 553 359 757 274 2,746 Lebanon 20 60 48 149 77 21 375 Syria 4 0 57 204 2 5 272 Aircraft and parts (including civil aircraft) to: Iraq 135 280 1,508 1,100 1,629 239 4,891 Jordan 14 18 23 65 50 250 420 Lebanon 55 124 258 100 1,818 267 2,622 Syria 4 216 430 566 170 237 1,623 0 = less than half the final digit shown. − = nil.