HC Deb 16 May 1990 vol 172 c456W
1989. Mr. Devlin

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the level of exports of United Kingdom-produced iron and steel in(a) 1979 and (b)

Mr. Redwood

United Kingdom exports of iron and steel products on an ECSC basis were(a) 3.72 million tonnes, with a value of £767 million, in 1979; and (b) 5.60 million tonnes, with a value of £1,886 million in 1989.