HC Deb 05 December 1990 vol 182 c124W
20. Mr. Andrew Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the current level of steel imports.

Mr. Sainsbury

The latest available figures indicate that imports of steel for the 10 months to the end of October stand at 3.6 million tonnes. This represents a fall of 5.5 per cent. compared with the same period last year.