§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much steel was imported into Britain in 2000; where it was imported from; where most of it was used; and if he will make a statement. [150249]
§ Mr. Alan Johnson[holding answer 13 February 2001]: Imports of finished steel products in 1999 and the first 11 months of 2000 were as follows.
UK Imports of steel industry products Tonnes Region 1999 2000 (January to November) European Union Austria 57,765 77,479 Belgium 632,005 598,770 Denmark 59,540 49,075 Finland 223,063 177,827 France 836,679 712,908 Germany 1,353,337 1,251,444 Greece 9,322 20,021 Irish Republic 89,958 89,381 Italy 301,440 281,359 Luxembourg 54,638 61,633 Netherlands 589,298 452,202 Portugal 2,428 2,837 Spain 374,353 385,020 Sweden 494,291 320,897 United Kingdom1 27,388 222,611 Total European Union 5,105,505 4,703,464 Other Western Europe (not EU) 601,234 471,458 Eastern Europe and CIS 454,725 829,004 North Africa 29,990 34,421 Central, East and South Africa 80,353 117,021 West Africa 15 1,569 North America 64,943 75,968 Central and South America 100,024 70,240 Near and Middle East 1,651 5,669 Other Asian countries 402,310 388,724 Australasia and other Oceania 36,841 35,499 Unallocated 7,093 — Total 6,884,681 6,733,037 1 Re-imports of steel that has been sent out of the UK for further processing. Notes:
No statistical information is available on the subsequent use of these imports.
Source:
Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.