§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the total of steel imported, as a percentage of total United Kingdom annual consumption.
§ Mr. Kaufman, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st July 1975; Vol. 372W 896, c. 30], gave the following additional information:
Listed below are the import percentages of finished steel firstly to estimated United Kingdom consumption of steel annually from 1970 to 1974, and for the first quarter 1975, secondly to deliveries of steel to United Kingdom consumers and merchants intended for United Kingdom consumption and thirdly to such deliveries irrespective of the final destination of the steel. The percentages for these last two measures are given also for April 1975. These percentages, which relate to finished steel only, exclude all steel for finishing, and are, therefore, lower than those given in my answer of 21st July which related to imports of both finished steel and steel for finishing.
IMPORTS OF FINISHED STEEL AS A PERCENTAGE OF Total deliveries to United Kingdom consumers and merchants United Kingdom consumption Net of exports by consumers and merchants All deliveries 1970 … 5.80 5.61 5.45 1971 … 8.44 8.88 8.78 1972 … 12.79 12.81 12.71 1973 … 13.59 12.98 12.66 1974 … 18.71 17.87 17.45 1975: Quarter 1 … 20.38 19.45 18.92 April … Not available 17.12 16.94