HC Deb 13 May 1976 vol 911 c259W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether there are any manufacturers in the United Kingdom capable of providing stainless steel plate of the quality and specification required for use in the construction of SGHWR's.

Mr. Les Huckfield

The British Steel Corporation is initially to supply stainless steel plate under two metres wide for the SGHWR programme. The British Steel Corporation's capacity to produce wider plate is now being developed, and the corporation should be well placed to compete for future business when new facilities are ready in 1977.

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