§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the current British capacity for manufacturing slab steel; and at what plants it is made.
§ Mr. Wakeham[pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1982, c. 158]: The British steel industry currently has capability to manufacture about 10 million tonnes of steel slabs annually, of which about 4.8 million tonnes can be made through the continuous casting process. Steel slabs can be produced in the BSC works at Ravenscraig, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Teesside, Port Talbot and Llanwern, and at a private sector company at Newport, Gwent.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Industry what discussions he held with the British Steel Corporation on the import of 15, 000 tonnes of slab steel from Brazil.
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§ Mr. Wakeham[pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1981, c. 158]: None. This is a matter for the commercial judgment of the Corporation's management.