§ Sir W. Robson Brownasked the Paymaster-General what percentage of the total requirements of steel the Coal Board purchased from abroad during the years 1955, 1956, and 1957.
§ Sir I. HorobinThe National Coal Board inform me that they purchased abroad the following percentages of their total steel requirements which they were unable to obtain in this country:—
1955 … … 1 per cent. 1956 … … 2 per cent. 1957 … … 2.75 per cent.