§ Mr. Skeetasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the production and consumption figures for lime in member States of the EEC.
§ Mr. ArmstrongI have been asked to reply.
A complete set of published comparable figures for all member States of the EEC is not available, but a limited amount of information is given below:
Production of Limestone, 1974 million tonnes Belgium 24 Denmark — Luxembourg 0 West Germany 59 United Kingdom 93 Sources (a) United Kingdom "Mineral Statistics 1975" (HMSO).
(b) Other EEC countries: "Quarterly Bulletin of Industrial Production" (Statistical Office of the European Community).
Notes W. Germany figures include dolomite production.
.. less than 500,000 tonnes.
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§ Mr. Skeetasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the tonnage of limestone used in the United Kingdom for the following purposes: (a) agriculture, (b) road making, (c) cement, (d) iron and steel, (e) chemical industry and (f) for miscellaneous purposes.
§ Mr. ArmstrongI have been asked to reply.
The following table gives the latest information available:
Production of Limestone, 1975 Great Britain Million Tonnes For agriculture 2.2 For chemical use 2.5 For iron and steel manufacture 3.6 For cement 10.1 For roadstone 35.9 For other purposes 36.8* Total production of limestone 91.0 * Of which 31.8 for other constructional purposes, mainly for concrete aggregate and for fill. * Of which 31.8 for other constructional purposes, mainly for concrete aggregate and for fill.
Source1975 Inquiry conducted by the Business Statistics Office into Mineral Extraction, employment, explosives, plant and accidents.
The above figures exclude production of limestone in Northern Ireland, of the order of 2 million tonnes per year.