§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out(a) the total United Kingdom finished steel production in tonnes for each year since 1979 and (b) the principal products involved.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 29 October 1992]: The information is as follows:
United Kingdom finished steel production, 1979 to 1991 Million tonnes 1979 16.9 1980 10.4 1981 12.7 1982 11.8 1983 12.3 1984 12.6 1985 13.1 1986 13.1 1987 15.0 1988 16.7 1989 16.9 1990 16.1 1991 15.0 Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.
The principal products are: ingots and semi-finished steel blooms, billets and slabs; hot rolled bars; wire rod; heavy sections, sheet piling and rails; light sections; hot rolled coil; cold reduced sheet; coated sheet—zinc coated; tinplate; plates and hot rolled narrow strip; bright bars; cold rolled narrow strip; tubes and pipes; and forged billets and bars.
Quantity thousand tonnes Country of origin 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 United States of America1 2,890 4,073 4,874 6,176 8,132 Australia1 3,459 3,416 2,676 3,044 4,654 Colombia1 319 574 874 1,506 2,447 USSR 89 375 181 592 900 Canada 362 553 729 986 760 South Africa 188 276 346 356 579 Poland 1,083 1,270 1,055 1,043 557 China 146 319 450 69 294 Belgium 192 122 78 60 231 Venezuela — 92 86 169 230 Germany2 261 191 288 249 220 Others1 790 425 501 533 488 Total 9,781 11,685 12,137 14,783 19,491
Value £ million Country of origin 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 United States of America1 105 148 183 255 290 Australia1 115 106 89 152 171 Colombia1 12 21 34 44 71 USSR 2 10 6 17 26 Canada 12 16 26 38 26 South Africa 7 12 14 14 26 Poland 41 42 38 41 26 China 11 16 23 3 13 Belgium 9 6 4 4 10 Venezuela — 3 3 4 7