§ Mr. Colemanasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will provide monthly figures for the last 12 months of the proportion of steel used in the home market that was (a) imported and (b) produced in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallThe information is as follows:
PERCENTAGE SHARES OF UNITED KINGDOM MARKET FOR STEEL PRODUCTS Imports United Kingdom production 1978— November … … 15.5 84.5 December … … 19.6 80.4 1979— January … … 20.2 79.8 February … … 15.2 84.8 March … … 16.9 83.1 April … … 21.0 79.0 May … … 20.7 79.3 June … … 20.3 79.7 July … … 24.1 75.9 August … … 25.1 74.9 September … … 22.2 77.8 October … … 22.3 77.7
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Industry what the increase in
Applications approved Value of offers made Money spent £ £ Quarter ending— 30 September 1978 … … … … 100 31,737 643 31 December 1978 … … … … 174 393,663 4,607 31 March 1979 … … … … 314 2,802,442 33,499 30 June 1979 … … … … 402 1,306,163 133,581 30 September 1979 … … … … 505 2,253,237 476,436 31 December 1979 … … … … 372 2,359,326 442,633 Totals … … … … 1,867 9,146,568 1,091,399 The number of applications under consideration at 31 December 1979 and the maximum amount of grant these represent is as follows:
The Secretary of State has no plans for extending the present scheme beyond the published closing date of 30 June 1980.
Applications under consideration Maximum Grant 426 £3,618,800
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications have been received, and how many grants paid, for energy conservation in industry; and what step she is taking further to encourage such developments.
628WUnited Kingdom crude steel production would be if the growth of gross domestic product for 1979–80 were, respectively, 1 per cent., 2 per cent., 3 per cent., and 4 per cent., and if in each case steel imports were maintained at their present level and not increased.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallAssumptions concerning GDP and steel imports provide an insufficient basis for making reliable estimates of crude steel production.