§ Mr. O'Malleyasked the Minister of Power what information he has regarding the comparative average cost, insurance, freight prices per ton of iron ore imported into the United Kingdom, each 105W of the European Economic Community countries and Japan in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963, respectively.
C.I.F. VALUE OF IMPORTS OF IRON ORE AND CONCENTRATES Shillings per ton — United Kingdom Belgium and Luxembourg Italy France Western Germany Netherlands Japan 1960 … … 98 37 89 93 77 92 103 1961 … … 98 38 87 86 79 88 103 1962 … … 97 37 85 82 74 80 103 1963 … … 91 37* 79 75 71 66 98 * Estimated on January—November figures. Notes (1) The average quality of the iron ore imported differs from country to country. (2) The figures shown for the countries of the European Economic Community include imports from other member countries.