HC Deb 03 April 1979 vol 965 c619W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Surrey, North-West, on Tuesday 13 March, whether he will give an assurance that any ships provided for the People's Republic of China by British Shipbuilders will not be provided at costs below those available to British owners.

Mr. Les Huckfield

Any intervention fund assistance provided for the purpose

Steel plate Reinforcement steel Hot Rolled strip Hot Rolled coil £ per metric tonne Structural beams
United Kingdom (BSC) 199 149 191 176 209
West Germany 208 161 197 196 194
Belgium 303 165 194 188 210
France 199 146 180 181 190
Luxembourg 227 160 215 — 213
Italy 205 149 186 182 198
Netherlands 201 159 184 183 —
Denmark 197 142 — — —
Ireland — 156 — — —