HL Deb 18 June 1969 vol 302 cc1096-8WA
LORD BARNBY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the weight and value of chrome ore imported into the United Kingdom in 1968, and from what origins; and whether they will give similar information for the year 1964.

THE MINISTER or STATE, BOARD OF TRADE (LORD BROWN)

The available information relates to imports of chromium ore (chromite or chrome iron

1964 1968
tons £'000 (c.i.f.) tons £'000 (c.i.f.)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland 14,095 170 Nil Nil
Turkey 10,856 137 Nil Nil
Portuguese East Africa 3,993 45 2,286 15
Netherlands Nil Nil 73 2
South Africa 88,345 652 75,420 591
Philippine Republic 104,696 1,283 79,364 1,166
Other 252 6 59 5
Total 222,237 2,292 157,202 1,778

ore) and concentrates; trade statistics are compiled on the basis of country of consignment and not on country of origin. The figures are:

House adjourned at seventeen minutes past six o'clock.