HC Deb 20 December 1968 vol 775 cc513-4W
Mr. James Hamilton

asked the Minister of Power what plans he has approved for the expansion of the steel industry in Scotland; when the projects will commence; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mason

Within the framework of the capital development programme which I approve, individual projects are a matter for the British Steel Corporation. I can, however, tell my hon. Friend that the Corporation has announced that the following major projects, which were included in its capital development pro-

Form Description Statute
IR 10 … Weekly/4–5 weekly fuel return from industrial consumers other than the iron and steel industry. Statistics of Trade Act 1947.
HC 1 … Weekly/4–5 weekly fuel return from coal merchants Statistics of Trade Act 1947.
CTB 1 … Quarterly return from coal tar and benzole producers Statistics of Trade Act 1947.
BQ 1 … Monthly return from briquette producers Statistics of Trade Act 1947.
PPE Ret 1 … Annual return from holders of petroleum exploration and production licences and drilling contractors. Statistics of Trade Act 1947.
PR Ret 1 … Annual return from oil refineries Statistics of Trade Act 1947.
C Ret 3 … Annual return from licensed coal mines Mines and Quarries Act 1954.
C Ret 4 … Annual return of output, employment etc., stratified ironstone and fireclay mines. Mines and Quarries Act 1954.
C Ret 5 … Annual return of plant etc., stratified ironstone and fireclay mines. Mines and Quarries Act 1954.
MM Ret 1 … Annual return of output, employment, accidents etc. from mines (other than coal, stratified ironstone and fireclay mines) and quarries. Mines and Quarries Act 1954.

gramme, are now under way: the completion of a big redevelopment scheme at the Glengarnock steelworks including railmaking and finishing plant; a new electric-arc furnace at the Clyde Alloy Works; the commissioning of a new plate mill at the Dalzell Works; the reconstruction of a power station at Clyde Iron Works, and the installation of new quench and temper facilities at Clydesdale Tube Works.

The Corporation has also recently announced its approval of a £5 million project for additional plant at Ravens-craig and Gartcosh, principally to increase production of cold-reduced strip.