§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the value of steel and steel products imported into the United Kingdom in each of the past five years, by country of origin.
§ Mr. ChannonThe following is the information:
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United Kingdom imports of steel industry products £ million 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 EC Belgium-Luxembourg 84 112 136 95 101 Denmark 15 20 18 17 20 France 97 105 156 100 132 West Germany 182 210 315 264 311 Greece 2 1 2 0 1 Ireland 6 4 5 5 8 Italy 57 67 73 58 100 Netherlands 111 120 134 121 117 EC Total 554 639 839 660 790
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Austria 30 34 30 22 30 Finland 20 20 19 16 20 Norway 21 24 24 23 25 Spain 27 28 29 26 37 Sweden 90 96 76 65 82 Poland 9 10 12 5 11 South Africa 16 21 18 6 20 Canada 6 5 10 3 18 United States of America 20 20 64 36 23 Brazil 1 7 6 2 12 Japan 40 42 82 15 27 Other countries 44 48 62 27 60 Total 878 994 1,271 906 1,155 Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise returns.
Note: Countries shown are those with at least £10 million trade in 1982.
Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the United Kingdom steel industry.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the value of steel and steel products exported by the United Kingdom in each of the past five years by country of destination.
§ Mr. ChannonThe following is the information:
United Kingdom exports of steel industry products £ million 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 EC Belgium-Luxembourg 23 24 18 28 25 Denmark 28 34 20 31 39 France 52 64 45 52 56 West Germany 66 91 81 95 102 Greece 7 13 12 15 15 Ireland 50 74 45 56 56 Italy 35 50 51 24 42 Netherlands 34 35 24 35 41 EC Total 295 385 296 336 376 Finland 10 12 11 13 13 Norway 22 23 17 20 30 Spain 9 13 9 12 17 Sweden 34 50 34 38 41 Switzerland 19 18 13 17 18 USSR 29 32 37 27 18 Algeria 13 13 8 10 11 Egypt 4 8 7 7 10 Nigeria 32 14 23 27 22 South Africa 8 9 11 12 10 Canada 33 49 25 51 34 United States of America 122 107 62 181 129 Venezuela 11 8 1 1 14 Iraq 7 12 13 9 11 Israel 8 12 7 6 10 Saudi Arabia 9 12 6 6 23 Hong Kong 4 3 4 10 13 India 35 71 27 47 50 Singapore 7 4 4 7 13 Australia 9 10 8 7 10 New Zealand 7 9 4 5 11 Other countries 191 198 132 172 180 Total 918 1,072 759 1,021 1,064 Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise returns.
Note: Countries shown are those with at least £10 million trade in 1982.
Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the United Kingdom steel industry.
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§ Mr. Crowtherasked the Secretary of Trade and Industry what undertakings he has given, or proposes to give, to the European Economic Community Commission concerning further reductions in steel making or finishing capacity in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. ButcherI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Industry to my hon. Friend the Member for Glanford and Scunthorpe (Mr. Hickmet) on 3 February.—[Vol. 53, c.387.]