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Mr. Colvin
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish a table showing amounts of capital debt written off, interest forgone and additional sums given to each of the nationalised industries and other companies including the National Enterprise Board and the British Technology Group in each of the past three years.
Mr. Butcher
Following is the information:United Kingdom and the percentage share of the British market in each of the most recent five available years taken by
(a) France (b) West Germany (c) Japan and (d) Korea.
Mr. Butcher
The information is as follows:
| United Kingdom Imports of Steel Industry Products* | |||||
| '000 tonnes | |||||
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 Jan-June | |
| France | 320 | 312 | 475 | 325 | 207 |
| West Germany | 652 | 714 | 1,107 | 936 | 536 |
| Japan | 177 | 168 | 288 | 34 | 20 |
| South Korea | 43 | 45 | 65 | 1 | 19 |
| As a Percentage of United Kingdom Consumption† | |||||
| France | 2·1 | 2·0 | 3·8 | 2·7 | 3·1 |
| West Germany | 4·2 | 4·7 | 8·8 | 7·7 | 7·9 |
| Japan | 1·1 | 1·1 | 2·3 | 0·3 | 0·3 |
| South Korea | 0·3 | 0·3 | 0·5 | 0·0 | 0·3 |
Sources: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau, Department of Industry.
* Including material for conversion.
† Producers' deliveries less exports plus imports less stock change.