§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will compare current United Kingdom and European steel prices (Federal Republic of Germany, France and Italy) covering major products.
§ Mr. MeacherThe following table provided by the British Steel Corporation compares home trade prices in the Federal Republic of Germany, France and Italy with British Steel Corporation prices on 15th March 1974. It does not cover prices charged by United Kingdom private sector producers.
BSC prices = 100 Product West Germany France Italy Billets 155 129 115 Medium plates 144 145 115 Boiler plates 158 154 119 Beams structural 145 128 139 Steel for reinforcement 155 119 121 Hot rolled strip 126 114 117 Hot rolled coil 131 132 125