HC Deb 20 December 1979 vol 976 c327W
Mr. Dixon

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how much steel exported from the United Kingdom over the last two years was reimported; what was the export price; and what was the import price.

Mr. Michael Marshall: The information is as follows:

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF STEEL OF UNITED KINGDOM ORIGIN
'000 tonnes
1977 … 15.5
1978 … 9.7
1979(January-September) … 11.4

No representative price indices for steel exports and imports are available.