§ 84. Mr. Turner-Samuelsasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the output of steel during the year 1939 in the following countries: Germany, including Austria and the Saar, U.S.A. and Great Britain; what was the output for those countries during the year 1945; and what was the number of people employed in the industry in each of those countries during the same years.
§ Sir S. CrippsAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the Official Report.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following table shows the production of steel ingots and castings in the countries specified during 1939 and 1945:—
| 1939 | 1945 | |
| Million | Tons | |
| Germany (including Austria And the Saar) | 22.0 | 2.0* |
| United States | 47.1 | 71.4 |
| United Kingdom | 13.2 | 11.8 |
| *Excluding the Saar in 1945 |
§ No information about the numbers employed in the steel industry in Germany is available. For the United States the figures include blast furnaces as well as steel works and rolling mills, 389,000 being employed on the average in 1939 and 457,000 in August, 1945. 178,400 were employed in the United Kingdom in steel works and rolling mills in 1939 and 174,800 in 1945, both figures relating to the middle of the year.