§ 30. Mr. Leadbitterasked the Minister of Power what orders have been placed during the past year for pipe by the Gas Council for its pipeline programme; and what is the value of these orders to British and foreign firms, respectively.
§ Mr. FreesonActing for the whole gas industry, the Gas Council has arranged orders for £23.7 million of steel pipe for the 1969 laying programme, £17.2 million from British and £6.5 from foreign sources.