HC Deb 10 December 1970 vol 808 c181W
91. Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what were the export sales of the British Steel Corporation for the years 1967 and 1969; and how much steel was exported to the United States of America.

Mr. Ridley

Exports in the period from vesting day to end 1967 were 1,275,000 tons—3,427,000 tons for the year 1967 from works now belonging to the Corporation—and 2,968,000 tons in 1969. Exports to the United States of America in these periods were 334,000; 660,000 and 683,000 tons respectively.