§ Mr. J. Morrisasked the Minister of Power if he will show what proportion of total crude steel output was produced by oxygen converters during 1963, and the first three months of 1964, showing separate figures for the V.L.N. process, for publicly-owned, and for publicly-financed plants, respectively.
§ Mr. Peyton6.7 per cent. of total crude steel output was produced in oxygen converters in 1963, and 8.per cent. in the first three months of 1964. These figures exclude V.L.N. steel which is not produced in oxygen converters. I cannot give the more detailed breakdown requested as it would involve disclosing information relating to individual companies.
§ Mr. J. Morrisasked the Minister of Power, how much steel was produced by the continuous casting process during each of the last five years; and if