HC Deb 19 December 1969 vol 793 c492W
Mr. Blaker

asked the President of the Board of Trade what have been the total imports of ferro-silicon this year to date; what have been the amounts of such imports from Norway, North America and South Africa, respectively; and what are the comparable figures for 1968.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

The following is the information:

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF FERRO-SILICON
January to October
1968 1969
tons £'000 tons £'000
Total of which 93,092 5,723 94,147 5,920
Norway 52,049 3,380 56,111 3,643
South Africa 1,310 76 381 23

Figures for North America cannot be given for reasons of commercial confidentiality.