§ Sir G. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the value of steel produced during the first six months of 1973, 1972 and 1971, respectively, in the United Kingdom and in each of the other countries of the European Community.
§ Mr. EmeryNo half-yearly figures of the value of steel production for the United Kingdom or the other countries of the European Community are available. The most recent available figures given by the annual censuses of production are as follows:
1971 1972 Value of sales by United Kingdom steel industry (£ million) 2,149 2,473 However, details of the tonnage of steel produced in the first six months of 1971, 1972 and 1973 are available, and are set out below:
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Million Tonnes 1st Six Months 1st Six Months 1st Six Months 1971 1972 1973 United Kingdom. 12.76 12.15 13.49 France 11.76 12.38 13.12 West Germany 21.16 21.03 23.97 Italy 8.53 9.95 9.58 Belgium 6.62 7.28 7.91 Luxembourg 2.61 2.69 2.92 Netherlands 2.40 2.78 2.77 Ireland —* —* —* Denmark 0.23 0.25 0.21 * Not available but 77 thousand tonnes were produced in the year 1972.
§ Sir G. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the approximate cost of power used in the production of steel in the first six months of 1973, 1972 and 1971, respectively, in the United Kingdom; and what were the comparable figures for each of the other countries of the European Community.
§ Mr. EmeryThe approximate costs for United Kingdom steel making, including crude steel production and finishing, are:
£ Million 1971 (1st half) 1972 (1st half) 1973 (1st half) Electricity* 27.3 27.7 34.4 Gaseous Fuel 6.8 7.2 7.4 Liquid Fuel 27.4 25.7 26.4 Solid Fuel 66.3 55.0† 70.3 Total 127.8 115.6 138.5 Crude Steel Production (million tonnes) 12.8 12.2 13.6 * This covers electricity purchased mainly from the grid. The cost of internally generated electricity is covered within the other fuel categories. †Affected by stoppage of coal supplies. Similar estimates are not available for other countries of the European Community.
§ Sir G. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the approximate value of steel exported during the first six months of 1973, 1972 and 1971, respectively, from the United Kingdom; and what were the comparable figures for export from each of the other countries of the European Community.