§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for Trade whether, in view of the fact that an American woman was able to enter Heathrow airport on or around 19 August carrying a case containing a revolver with details clearly marked thereon, together with other offensive weapons, he is satisfied with the security precautions at the airport.
§ Mr. SproatYes. I am satisfied that the security precautions at Heathrow would make it extremely difficult for a passenger to take weapons or other material which might be used for terrorism into an aircraft cabin. That is their main object, hence they concentrate on departing and not arriving passengers.
United Kingdom Imports of steel industry products '000 tonnes Belgium-Luxembourg Denmark France West Germany Greece Irish Republic Italy Netherlands All products 1982 January 33 5 42 80 2 1 25 45 February 34 8 28 93 3 3 19 57 March 23 12 38 106 — 3 39 41 April 28 6 31 93 — 2 30 60 May 32 6 28 84 — 2 18 37 June 38 9 40 80 — 2 31 28 July 26 4 32 68 — 2 23 30 Wire rod in coil (excluding reinforcing bar) 1982 April 1.6 — 3.6 5.7 — — 0.8 0.6 May 3.1 — 2.6 7.0 — — 0.1 0.9 June 4.2 — 7.8 7.7 — — 0.7 0.6 July 2.3 — 2.3 3.7 — — 0.1 0.8 Concrete reinforcement bar 1982 April 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.0 — 0.1 0.7 2.6 May 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.0 — 0.1 2.1 0.7 June 1.3 0.7 6.3 0.0 — 0.3 1.0 0.7 July 3.2 0.0 8.7 — — 0.1 0.7 1.7 Bars and rods, cold finished 1982 April — 0.1 0.9 1.1 — 0.0 0.2 3.3 May 0.0 — 0.1 0.9 — 0.0 0.2 0.0 June 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 — 0.0 0.3 0.1 July 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 — 0.0 0.3 0.0 —=none 0.0=less than 50 tonnes Source:Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau