HC Deb 05 July 1973 vol 859 c183W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the capacity of companies in Italy, the Federal Republic and the United Kingdom for making large-diameter pipe; and how he proposes to meet North Sea requirements increasingly from local sources.

Mr. Emery

Of the order of ½ million, 1½ million and 400,000 tonnes per annum respectively. United Kingdom pipe-makers are well aware of the opportunities arising from North Sea oil and gas developments and have been urged to take full account of them in their future planning.

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