HC Deb 18 May 1976 vol 911 c461W
Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the volume of paper production in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom during the years 1950, 1960, 1965 and in each year since 1970, inclusive.

Mr. Alan Williams

The volume of paper and board production—excluding building board in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom is shown below:

Scotland
thousand tonnes
1950 340
1960 482
1965 529
1970 583
1971 544
1972 546
1973 584
1974 604
1975 451

United Kingdom
thousand tonnes
1950 2,578
1960 4,063
1965 4,537
1970 4,903
1971 4,336
1972 4,338
1973 4,672
1974 4,597
1975 3,634